Polo domain structure

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to binding pockets of a polo domain. In particular, the invention relates to a crystal comprising a binding pocket of a polo domain. The crystal may be useful for modeling and/or synthesizing mimetics of a binding pocket or ligands that associate with the binding pocket. Such mimetics or ligands may be capable of acting as modulators of polo family kinases, and they may be useful for treating, inhibiting, or preventing diseases modulated by such kinases.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to two-, three- or four-dimensionalstructures of a polo domain. In particular, the invention relates to acrystal comprising a polo domain. The crystal may be useful for modelingand/or synthesizing mimetics of a polo domain or ligands that associatewith the polo domain. Such mimetics or ligands may be capable of actingas modulators of activity of polo family kinases, and they may be usefulfor treating, inhibiting, or preventing diseases modulated by suchkinases.

BACKGROUND

The Polo-like kinases (Plks) include S. cerevisiae Cdc5, S. pombe Plol,Drosophila Polo, and the four mammalian genes Plk1, Prk/Fnk, Snk andSak. The Plks play multiple and overlapping roles in cell cycleprogression [reviewed in refs. 1-3]. Mutation of polo in Drosophila,plol in S. pombe, and cdc5 in S. cerevisiae, cause mitotic defectsincluding monopolar spindles, aberrant chromosome segregation, andfailure of cytokinesis [4-8]. The targeted disruption of Sak in mouse isembryonic lethal at gastrulation with cells arresting in late stagemitosis and displaying failure of cytokinesis [9]. In S. cerevisiae,mitotic defects arising from the loss of cdc5 function can be rescued bythe heterologous expression of mammalian Plk [10] or Prk/Fnk [11].

The Plks localize to characteristic mitotic structures during cell cycleprogression, presumably to promote the interaction of the enzymes withspecific substrates and effectors. Plk, Prk/Fnk, Cdc5, Plo1, Polo andSak localize to centrosomes in early M phase and/or to the cleavagefurrow or mother bud neck during cytokinesis [9, 12-17]. Mutationalanalyses of Cdc5 and Plk1 have demonstrated a requirement andsufficiency of the polo box motifs for sub-cellular localization[13-15]. In addition, these studies have demonstrated a requirement ofproper sub-cellular localization for Plk family function. Interestingly,while most Plks possess two polo box motifs, the Sak orthologues possessonly one. Since the sub-cellular localization of Sak conforms to that ofthe other Plks, the functional relevance of this difference remains tobe determined.

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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Applicants have solved the x-ray crystal structure of a polo domain.Solving the crystal structure has enabled the determination ofstructural features of the polo domain that permit the design ofmodulators of proteins comprising a polo domain. The crystal structurealso enables the determination of structural features in molecules orligands that interact or associate with the polo domain.

Knowledge of the conformation of the polo domain and binding pocketsthereof is of significant utility in drug discovery. The association ofnatural substrates and effectors with a polo domain and binding pocketsthereof may be the basis of many biological mechanisms. The associationsmay occur with all or any parts of a polo domain. An understanding ofthe association of a drug with the polo domain or part thereof will leadto the design and optimization of drugs having favorable associationswith target polo family kinases and thus provide improved biologicaleffects. Therefore, information about the shape and structure of thepolo domain is valuable in designing potential modulators of proteinscomprising a polo domain for use in treating diseases and conditionsassociated with or modulated by the proteins.

The present invention relates to a two-, three- or four dimensionalstructure of a polo domain, or a binding pocket thereof.

The invention also relates to a crystal comprising a polo domain orbinding pocket thereof.

The present invention also contemplates molecules or molecular complexesthat comprise all or parts of either one or more a polo domain, orhomologs thereof, that have similar structure and shape.

The present invention also provides a crystal comprising a polo domainor binding pocket thereof and at least one ligand. A ligand may becomplexed or associated with a polo domain or binding pocket thereof.Ligands include a substrate or analogue thereof or effector. A ligandmay be a modulator of the activity of a polo family kinase

In an aspect the invention contemplates a crystal comprising a polodomain or binding pocket thereof complexed with a ligand (e.g. substrateor analogue thereof) from which it is possible to derive structural datafor the ligand (e.g. substrate or analogue thereof).

The shape and structure of a polo domain or binding pocket thereof maybe defined by selected atomic contacts in the domain or pocket. In anembodiment, the polo domain binding pocket is defined by one or moreatomic interactions or enzyme atomic contacts.

An isolated polypeptide comprising a polo domain or binding pocketthereof with the shape and structure of a polo domain or binding pocketthereof described herein is also within the scope of the invention.

The invention also provides a method for preparing a crystal of theinvention, preferably a crystal of a polo domain or binding pocketthereof, or a complex of such a domain or binding pocket thereof, and aligand.

Crystal structures of the invention enable a model to be produced for apolo domain or binding pocket thereof, or complexes or parts thereof.The models will provide structural information about a polo domain, or aligand and its interactions with a polo domain or binding pocketthereof. Models may also be produced for ligands. A model and/or thecrystal structure of the present invention may be stored on acomputer-readable medium.

A crystal and/or model of the invention may be used in a method ofdetermining the secondary and/or tertiary structures of a polypeptide orbinding pocket thereof with incompletely characterised structure. Thus,a method is provided for determining at least a portion of the secondaryand/or tertiary structure of molecules or molecular complexes thatcontain at least some structurally similar features to a polo domain orbinding pocket thereof of the invention. This is achieved by using atleast some of the structural coordinates set out in Table 2.

A crystal of the invention may be useful for designing, modeling,identifying, evaluating, and/or synthesizing mimetics of a polo domainor binding pocket thereof, or ligands that associate with a bindingpocket. Such mimetics or ligands may be capable of acting as modulatorsof polo kinase activity, and they may be useful for treating,inhibiting, or preventing conditions or diseases modulated by suchkinases.

Thus the present invention contemplates a method of identifying apotential modulator of a polo family kinase comprising the step ofapplying the structural coordinates of a polo domain or binding pocketthereof, or atomic interactions, or atomic contacts thereof, tocomputationally evaluate a test compound for its ability to associatewith the polo domain or binding pocket thereof, wherein a test compoundthat is found to associate with the polo domain or binding pocketthereof is a potential modulator. Use of the structural coordinates of apolo domain or binding pocket thereof, or atomic interactions, or atomiccontacts thereof to design or identify a modulator is also provided.

The invention further contemplates classes of modulators of polo familykinases based on the shape and structure of a ligand defined in relationto the molecule's spatial association with a polo domain or bindingpocket thereof. Generally, a method is provided for designing potentialinhibitors of polo family kinases comprising the step of applying thestructural coordinates of a ligand defined in relation to its spatialassociation with a polo domain or binding pocket thereof, to generate acompound that is capable of associating with the polo domain or bindingpocket thereof.

It will be appreciated that a modulator of a polo family kinase may beidentified by generating an actual secondary or three-dimensional modelof a polo domain or binding pocket thereof, synthesizing a compound, andexamining the components to find whether the required interactionoccurs.

Therefore, the methods of the invention for identifying modulators maycomprise one or more of the following additional steps:

-   -   (a) testing whether the modulator is a modulator of the activity        of polo family kinases, preferably testing the activity of the        modulator in cellular assays and animal model assays;    -   (b) modifying the modulator;    -   (c) optionally rerunning steps (a) or (b); and    -   (d) preparing a pharmaceutical composition comprising the        modulator.

Steps (a), (b) (c) and (d) may be carried out in any order, at differentpoints in time, and they need not be sequential.

A potential modulator of a polo family kinase identified by a method ofthe present invention may be confirmed as a modulator by synthesizingthe compound, and testing its effect on the polo family kinase in anassay for enzymatic activity. Such assays are known in the art (e.gphosphorylation assays).

A modulator of the invention may be converted using customary methodsinto pharmaceutical compositions. A modulator may be formulated into apharmaceutical composition containing a modulator either alone ortogether with other active substances.

The invention also contemplates a method of treating or preventing adisease or condition associated with polo family kinases in a cellularorganism, comprising:

-   -   (a) administering a modulator of the invention in an acceptable        pharmaceutical preparation; and    -   (b) activating or inhibiting the polo family kinases to treat or        prevent the disease or condition.

The invention provides for the use of a modulator identified by themethods of the invention in the preparation of a medicament to treat orprevent a disease in a cellular organism. Use of modulators of theinvention to manufacture a medicament is also provided.

Still another aspect of the present invention provides a method ofconducting a drug discovery business comprising:

-   -   (a) providing one or more systems for identifying modulators        based on the structure of a polo domain or binding pocket        thereof;    -   (b) conducting therapeutic profiling of modulators identified in        step (a), or further analogs thereof, for efficacy and toxicity        in animals; and    -   (c) formulating a pharmaceutical preparation including one or        more modulators identified in step (b) as having an acceptable        therapeutic profile.

In certain embodiments, the subject method can also include a step ofestablishing a distribution system for distributing the pharmaceuticalpreparation for sale, and may optionally include establishing a salesgroup for marketing the pharmaceutical preparation.

Yet another aspect of the invention provides a method of conducting atarget discovery business comprising:

-   -   (a) providing one or more systems for identifying modulators        based on the structure of a polo domain or binding pocket        thereof;    -   (b) (optionally) conducting therapeutic profiling of modulators        identified in step (a) for efficacy and toxicity in animals; and    -   (c) licensing, to a third party, the rights for further drug        development and/or sales for agents identified in step (a), or        analogs thereof.

These and other aspects of the present invention will become evidentupon reference to the following detailed description and Tables, andattached drawings.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS AND TABLES

The present invention will now be described only by way of example, inwhich reference will be made to the following Figures:

FIG. 1. Structure-based sequence alignment of the Plk family polodomains. The polo domains from Sak orthologs are shown on top, and polodomains one and two from all other Plks are shown in the middle andbottom respectively. The secondary structure of the polo domain of Sakis indicated above the alignment. Residue numbers for the start of eachamino acid sequence are shown on the left. Conserved hydrophobic coreresidues are green or yellow (green denotes hydrophobic residuesconserved in all polo domains and yellow denotes hydrophobic residuesconserved within the first or second polo domain), Asp residues red, Asnresidues orange, Lys residues blue, and Arg residues turquoise. There issignificant sequence similarity across all polo domains; there are 19hydrophobic positions conserved across all polo domains (colouredgreen), 13 of which participate in dimerization and 9 of which arepocket and interfacial cleft residues. There are an additional 17hydrophobic positions conserved within the first or second polo domain(coloured yellow). Positions are identified as conserved if >85% ofresidues are identical or are hydrophobic in nature. Conserved dimerinterface (red arrow z,900 ), pocket (filled circle ●), and cleft (opentriangle Δ) positions are indicated. The linker regions between polodomains 1 and 2 are outlined in purple. Species notation is as follows:m=M. musculus, h:=H. sapiens, Dm=D. melanogaster, Dr=Danio rerio,r=Rattus norvegicus, Ce=Caenorhabditis elegans, u=Hemicentrotuspulcherrimus, Tb=Trypansoma brucei, and *=partial EST sequencesavailable only.

FIG. 2. Structure of the Sak polo domain dimer. FIG. 2A, FIG. 2B Ribbons(left) and molecular surface representations (right) of the polo domainhomodimer viewed perpendicular (FIG. 2A) and parallel (FIG. 2B) to thetwo-fold symmetry axis. Secondary structure elements of one or both ofthe polypeptide chains are labeled. The molecular surface correspondingto hydrophobic side chains (Met, Val, Leu, Ile, Phe,) is coloured greenand the amino and carboxy termini are labeled N and C, respectively. Theasterisk (*) indicates the position of the Trp 853 side chains. Shown inball and stick model are the side chains of Lys 906 and Asp 868, whichform a tight intermolecular salt interaction on each side of the dimerinterface (labeled only on the left side of the dimer). The K906Rsubstitution in polo domain 2 is predicted to form a bidentate saltinteraction with Asp 868 and an Asp residue substituted for Val 846 inpolo domain 1 (modeled in (a), inset). All ribbon diagrams weregenerated using RIBBONS [41]. Cross section of the polo domain surfaceshown in a, reveals a large semi enclosed pocket and interfacial cleft.All molecular surfaces were generated using GRASP [42]. FIG. 2C, Stereoview of the Sak polo domain highlighting representative electron densityof the experimental MAD map contoured at 2.0σ. Final model is shown instick representation. FIG. 2C was generated using O [39].

FIG. 3. The polo domain of Sak can self-associate in vivo but Sak mayuse several mechanisms for self-association. FIG. 3A, The polo domain ofSak can sell-associate in vivo. NIH 3T3 cells were transfected withFlag₃-tagged polo domain (Flag-Sak_(pb)), Myc-tagged polo domain(Myc-Sak_(pb)), or both, as indicated. Immunoprecipitations wereperformed using an antibody to FLAG and probed with anti-Myc antibody.Myc-Sak_(pb) coimmunoprecipitated with Flag-Sak_(pb) from cells thatwere transfected with both constructs, but not those that were singlytransfected. Reciprocal immunoprecipitations revealed identical results(data not shown). FIG. 3B, Sak constructs generated forcoimmunoprecipitation assays. Numbers indicate the first and last aminoacid residues for each construct. The kinase domain and polo domain areillustrated by the hatched and black regions respectively. N-terminaltagged Myc and N-terminal tagged FLAG₃ constructs were generated foreach construct. (+) or (−) indicate association or lack of associationas observed by coimmunoprecipitations shown in FIG. 3C. FIG. 3C, Fulllength Sak can dimerize in a polo domain independent manner. NIH 3T3cells were transfected with the constructs illustrated in FIG. 3B, asindicated. Untransfected and single transfected Myc-tagged controls areshown in lanes 1-5, and double transfected coimmunoprecipitationexperiments are shown in lanes 6-11. Immunoblots of the lysatesdemonstrate that all constructs are expressed. Immunoprecipitations wereperformed using an anti-FLAG antibody and probed with anti-myc antibody.As shown in lane 6, Myc-tagged Sak coimmunoprecipitated withFLAG₃-tagged Sak, showing that full-length Sak can self associate.Deletion of the polo domain (Sak_(Δpd)) did not abolish this association(lane 7), showing that self-association of full-length Sak does notrequire the polo domain. A larger C-terminal deletion of an additional241 residues, Sak_(Δ(pd+)241), did not self associate bycoimmunoprecipitation (lane 8). The signal in lane 8, which is largerthan the predicted 72 kDa mass for Myc-Sak_(Δpd+)241), is a result ofoverflow from lane 7. Lanes 9 and 10 illustrate coimmunoprecipitation ofthe 241 amino acid region, Sak₂₄₁, with Sak_(Δpd+)241) (lane 9) and withitself (lane 10). Myc-tagged Sak₂₄₁ did not coimmunoprecipitate with thepolo domain, Sak_(pd) (lane 11). Immunoprecipitation of thesingle-transfected Myc-tagged constructs with anti-FLAG antibodyconfirmed that the observed interactions were not due to nonspecificbinding of the Myc-tagged constructs (lanes 2-5). The asterisk (*)indicates the positions of α-Myc cross-reactive bands at 21 kDa and 50kDa.

FIG. 4. Subcellular localization of EGFP-fusion proteins demonstratethat the polo domain of Sak is sufficient for localization. FIG. 4A,FIG. 4C, Localization of EGFP-Sak, EGFP-Sak_(Δpd), and EGFP-Sak_(pd).Cells were stained with anti-γ-tubulin or TRITC-phalloidin to indicatethe positions of the centrosomes and actin cleavage furrow respectively.EGFP-Sak localizes to centrosomes (FIG. 4A, panel i) and the cleavagefurrow (FIG. 4C, panel i). Deletion of the polo domain (Sak_(Δpd)) doesnot abolish subcellular localization (FIG. 4A, panel ii) and the polodomain itself localizes to centrosomes (FIG. 4A, panel iii) and thecleavage furrow (FIG. 4C, panel ii). Localization of Sak_(Δ(pd+241)),Sak₂₄₁, and EGFP control are not shown but quantified results are shownin FIG. 4B. FIG. 4B, Bar graph representing the percentage of cellsshowing centrosomal localization with a sample population of n=100,scored in triplicate.

The present invention will now be described only by way of example, inwhich reference will be made to the following Tables:

Table 1 shows the data collection, structure determination andrefinement statistics for the polo domain of Sak. The following is thelegend for Table 1:

¹Numbers in parentheses refer to data for the highest resolution shell(2.00-2.07Å)

²R_(sym)=100×Σ|I−<I>|/Σ<I>, where I is the observed intensity and <I> isthe average intensity from multiple observations of symmetry-relatedreflections.

³Phasing power for isomorphous and anomalous acentric reflections, wherephasing power=<[|F_(h,c)|/phase-integrated lack of closure]>.

⁴R_(free) was calculated with 10% of the data.

Table 2 shows the structural coordinates of a polo domain.

In Table 2, from the left, the second column identifies the atom number;the third identifies the atom type; the fourth identifies the amino acidtype; the fifth identifies the chain name; the sixth identifies theresidue number; the seventh identifies the x coordinates; the eighthidentifies the y coordinates; the ninth identifies the z coordinates;the tenth identifies the occupancy; and the eleventh identifies thetemperature factor.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Glossary

Unless otherwise indicated, all terms used herein have the same meaningas they would to one skilled in the art of the present invention.Practitioners are particularly directed to Current Protocols inMolecular Biology (Ansubel) for definitions and terms of the art.

“Polo Family Kinase” refers to a member of a family of cell cycleregulators that have been shown to be important for progression throughthe cell cycle (Lane, H. A., Trends in Cell Biol. 1997, 7:63-68). Thefamily contains the following related but distinct members:

-   (1) Plk1 (human polo-like kinase) and its homologs Polo    (Drosophila), cdc5 (S. cerevisiae), Plx1 (Xenopus), and Plo1 (S.    pombe), (see GenBank sequences in Accession No. P53350 (human Plk)    [Hamanaka, R., et al, Cell Growth Differ. 5 (3), 249-257 (1994)],    No. P52304 (Drosophila Polo) [Llamazares, S et al, Genes Dev. 5    (12A), 2153-2165 (199 )1, No. P32562 (S. cerevisiae cdc5) [Kitada,    K., et al, Mol. Cell. Biol. 13 (7), 4445-4457 (1993)], No. AAC60017    (Plx1 Xenopus) [Kumagai, A. and Dunphy, W. G., Science 273 (5280),    1377-1380 (1996)], No. P50528 (S. pombe Plo1) [Ohkura, H., et al,    Genes Dev. 9 (9), 1059-1073 (1995)];-   (2) Prk (polo-related kinase; human) and its murine homolog Fnk (see    GenBank sequences in Accession No. AAC50637 [Li B et al, J. Biol.    Chem. 271 (32), 19402-19408 (1996)] and Accession No. AAC52191    [Donohue, P. J., et al, J. Biol. Chem. 270 (17), 10351-10357    (1995));-   (3) Snk (serum-inducible kinase; murine) (see GenBank sequence in    Accession No. P53351 [Simmons, D. L., Mol. Cell. Biol. 12 (9),    4164-4169 (1992)); and,-   (4) Sak (serine threonine kinase) (see GenBank sequences in    Accession Nos. CAA73575 (human)[Karn, T., et al, Oncol. Rep. 4,    505-510 (1997)], AAC37648 (murine) [Fode, C., et al, Proc. Natl.    Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 91 (14), 6388-6392 (1994)], and AAD19607    (Drosophila).

The polo family kinases are characterized by a kinase domain and one ortwo conserved sequences in the noncatalytic C-terminal domain i.e. thepolo domain.

A polo family kinase may be derivable from a variety of sources,including viruses, bacteria, fungi, plants and animals. In a preferredembodiment a polo family kinase is derivable from a mammal. For example,a polo family kinase may be a human Sak polo family kinase

A polo family kinase in the present invention may be a wild type enzyme,or part thereof, or a mutant, variant or homolog, or part of such anenzyme.

The term “wild type” refers to a polypeptide having a primary amino acidsequence that is identical with the native enzyme (for example, thehuman enzyme).

The term “mutant” refers to a polypeptide having a primary amino acidsequence which differs from the wild type sequence by one or more aminoacid additions, substitutions or deletions. Preferably, the mutant hasat least 90% sequence identity with the wild type sequence. Preferably,the mutant has 20 mutations or less over the whole wild-type sequence.More preferably the mutant has 10 mutations or less, most preferably 5mutations or less over the whole wild-type sequence.

The term “variant” refers to a naturally occurring polypeptide thatdiffers from a wild-type sequence. A variant may be found within thesame species (i.e. if there is more than one isoform of the enzyme) ormay be found within a different species. Preferably the variant has atleast 90% sequence identity with the wild type sequence. Preferably, thevariant has 20 mutations or less over the whole wild-type sequence. Morepreferably, the variant has 10 mutations or less, most preferably 5mutations or less over the whole wild-type sequence.

The term “part” indicates that the polypeptide comprises a fraction ofthe wild-type amino acid sequence. It may comprise one or more largecontiguous sections of sequence or a plurality of small sections. The“part” may comprise a binding pocket as described herein. Thepolypeptide may also comprise other elements of sequence, for example,it may be a fusion protein with another protein (such as one which aidsisolation or crystallisation of the polypeptide). Preferably thepolypeptide comprises at least 50%, more preferably at least 65%, mostpreferably at least 80% of the wild-type sequence.

The term “homolog” means a polypeptide having a degree of homology withthe wild-type amino acid sequence. The term “homology” refers to adegree of complementarity. There may be partial homology or completehomology. A sequence that is “substantially homologous” refers to apartially complementary sequence that at least partially inhibits anidentical sequence from hybridizing to a target nucleic acid. Inhibitionof hybridization of a completely complementary sequence to the targetsequence may be examined using a hybridization assay (e.g. Southern ornorthern blot, solution hybridization, etc.) under conditions of reducedstringency. A sequence that is substantially homologous or ahybridization probe will compete for and inhibit the binding of acompletely homologous sequence to the target sequence under conditionsof reduced stringency. However, conditions of reduced stringency can besuch that non-specific binding is permitted, as reduced stringencyconditions require that the binding of two sequences to one another be aspecific (i.e., a selective) interaction. The absence of non-specificbinding may be tested using a second target sequence which lacks even apartial degree of complementarity (e.g., less than about 30% homology oridentity). The substantially homologous sequence or probe will nothybridize to the second non-complementary target sequence in the absenceof non-specific binding.

The phrase “percent identity” or “% identity” refers to the percentageof sequence similarity found in a comparison of two or more amino acidsequences. Percent identity can be determined electronically usingconventional programs, e.g., by using the MEGALIGN program (LASERGENEsoftware package, DNASTAR). The MEGALIGN program can create alignmentsbetween two or more amino acid sequences according to different methods,e.g., the Clustal Method. (Higgins, D. G. and P. M. Sharp (1988) Gene73:237-244.) Gaps of low or of no homology between the two amino acidsequences are not included in determining percentage similarity.

In the present context, a homologous sequence is taken to include anamino acid sequence which may have at least 75, 85 or 90% identity,preferably at least 95 or 98% identity to the wild-type sequence. Thehomologs will comprise the same sites (for example, binding pockets) asthe subject amino acid sequence.

A sequence for a polo family kinase or a polo domain or binding pocketthereof may have deletions, insertions or substitutions of amino acidresidues which produce a silent change and result in a functionallyequivalent enzyme. Deliberate amino acid substitutions may be made onthe basis of similarity in polarity, charge, solubility, hydrophobicity,hydrophilicity, and/or the amphipathic nature of the residues as long asthe secondary binding activity of the substance is retained. Forexample, negatively charged amino acids include aspartic acid andglutamic acid; positively charged amino acids include lysine andarginine; and amino acids with uncharged polar head groups havingsimilar hydrophilicity values include leucine, isoleucine, valine,glycine, alanine, asparagine, glutamine, serine, threonine,phenylalanine, and tyrosine.

The polypeptides may also have a homologous substitution (substitutionand replacement are both used herein to mean the interchange of anexisting amino acid residue, with an alternative residue) i.e.like-for-like substitution such as basic for basic, acidic for acidic,polar for polar etc. Non-homologous substitution may also occur i.e.from one class of residue to another or alternatively involving theinclusion of unnatural amino acids such as ornithine (hereinafterreferred to as Z), diaminobutyric acid ornithine (hereinafter referredto as B), norleucine ornithine (hereinafter referred to as O),pyriylalanine, thienylalanine, naphthylalanine and phenylglycine.

A “polo domain” refers to a domain comprising a polo motif that is ahighly conserved sequence in the non-catalytic domain of polo familykinases. FIG. 1 shows the sequences of polo domains from various polofamily kinases.

In the present invention the polo domain may be a polo domain of Plk1,Polo, cdc5, Plx, Plo, Prk, Fnk, Snk, or Sak., preferably Sak.

“Binding pocket” refers to a region or site of a polo domain ormolecular complex thereof that as a result of its shape, favorablyassociates with another region of the polo domain or polo family kinase,or with a ligand or a part thereof. For example, it may comprise aregion responsible for binding a ligand. In an aspect, a binding pocketcomprises a dimeric structure.

A “ligand” refers to a compound or entity that associates with a polodomain or binding pocket thereof including substrates or analogues orparts thereof, effectors, or modulators of polo family kinases,including inhibitors. A ligand may be designed rationally by using amodel according to the present invention. For example, a ligand for Plkmay be Golgi Reassembly Stacking Protein of 65 kDa (GRASP65) (Lin Cy etal, Proc. Natl. Acad, Sci USA 2000, 7; 97(23): 12589-94), an α, β, orγ-tubulin (Feng, Y et al, Biochem J 1999 15;339 (Pt2): 435-42); humancytomegalovirus (HCMV) pp65 lower matrix protein (Gallina, A. et al J.Virol. 1999 73(2): 1468-78); associated with peptidyl-prolyl isomerase(Pin1), septins [8], Spc72, SMc1, Smc3, IrrI [23], Bfa1 [25], Mid1p[26], cyclin B1, Scc1, Cdc16, Cdc27, MKLP-1, and Hsp90 [reviewed in ref.1]. A ligand for Prk/Fnk and Snk may be Cib, a Ca²⁺ and integrin-bindingprotein.

The term “binding pocket” (BP) also includes a homolog of the bindingpocket or a portion thereof. As used herein, the term “homolog” inreference to a binding pocket refers to a binding pocket or a portionthereof which may have deletions, insertions or substitutions of aminoacid residues as long as the binding specificity is retained. In thisregard, deliberate amino acid substitutions may be made on the basis ofsimilarity in polarity, charge, solubility, hydrophobicity,hydrophilicity, and/or the amphipathic nature of the residues as long asthe binding specificity of the binding pocket is retained.

As used herein, the term “portion thereof” means the structuralcoordinates corresponding to a sufficient number of amino acid residuesof a binding pocket (or homologs thereof) that are capable ofassociating with a ligand. For example, the structural coordinatesprovided in a crystal structure may contain a subset of the amino acidresidues in a binding pocket which may be useful in the modelling anddesign of compounds that bind to the binding pocket.

Crystal

The invention provides crystal structures. As used herein, the term“crystal” or “crystalline” means a structure (such as a threedimensional (3D) solid aggregate) in which the plane faces intersect atdefinite angles and in which there is a regular structure (such asinternal structure) of the constituent chemical species. Thus, the term“crystal” can include any one of: a solid physical crystal form such asan experimentally prepared crystal, a crystal structure derivable fromthe crystal (including secondary and/or tertiary and/or quaternarystructural elements), a 2D and/or 3D model based on the crystalstructure, a representation thereof such as a schematic representationthereof or a diagrammatic representation thereof, or a data set thereoffor a computer. In one aspect, the crystal is usable in X-raycrystallography techniques. Here, the crystals used can withstandexposure to X-ray beams used to produce a diffraction pattern datanecessary to solve the X-ray crystallographic structure. A crystal of apolo domain or binding pocket may be characterized as being capable ofdiffracting x-rays in a pattern defined by one of the crystal formsdepicted in Blundel et al 1976, Protein Crystallography, Academic Press.

The invention contemplates a crystal comprising a polo domain or bindingpocket thereof of the invention.

In an embodiment, the invention relates to a crystal that ischaracterized as follows:

-   -   (a) dimeric in nature;    -   (b) comprising a two-sheet, strand-exchange β-fold.

The crystal comprising two monomers (i.e.. a dimer), preferably acrystal of the polo domain of Sak that is dimeric, may be furthercharacterized by one or more of the following properties:

-   -   (a) a monomer comprising at its amino terminus five β-strands        (β₁-β₅, one α-helix (αA)₁, and a C-terminal β-strand (β₆);    -   (b) β-strands 6, 1, 2, and 3 from one monomer form a contiguous        anti parallel sheet with β-strands 4 and 5 from a second        monomer;    -   (c) two β-sheets pack with a crossing angle of 110°, orienting        hydrophobic surfaces inwards and hydrophilic surfaces outwards;    -   (d) helix αA, which is colinear with β⁻-strand 6 of the same        monomer, burying a large portion of the non-overlapping        hydrophobic β-sheet surfaces;    -   (e) interactions involving helices αA comprise a majority of the        hydrophobic core structure and also the dimer interface;    -   (f) a total surface area buried by dimer formation is 2447-2448        Å², preferably 2448 Å²;    -   (g) the dimeric structure is clam like (60 Å×44 Å×20 Å), hinged        at one end through the seamless association of β-strands 3 from        each monomer;    -   (h) a deep cavity of approximate dimensions 17 Å×8-8.5 Å×11.3-12        Å, in particular 17 Å×8 Å×12 Å extending inwards from the mouth        of the structure;    -   (i) an intermolecular salt interaction between Asp 868 and Lys        906; and    -   (j) a dimer comprising an entranceway to a cavity of (h) above        that is relatively small (about 17 Å×7.5 Å) and partitioned in        two by the contact of the Trp 853 side chains from each        polypeptide of the dimer.

A crystal of the invention may comprise amino acids residues Asp 868 andLys 906.

Preferably the atoms of the Asp 868 and Lys 906 amino acid residues havethe structural coordinates as set out in Table 2.

In an embodiment, a crystal of a polo domain of the invention belongs tospace group P3₂12. The term “space group” refers to the lattice andsymmetry of the crystal. In a space group designation the capital letterindicates the lattice type and the other symbols represent symmetryoperations that can be carried out on the contents of the asymmetricunit without changing its appearance

A crystal of the invention may comprise a unit cell having the followingunit dimensions: a=b=51.78 (±0.05) Å, c=146.94 (±0.05) Å. The term “unitcell” refers to the smallest and simplest volume element (i.e.parallelpiped-shaped block) of a crystal that is completelyrepresentative of the unit of pattern of the crystal. The unit cellaxial lengths are represented by a, b, and c. Those of skill in the artunderstand that a set of atomic coordinates determined by X-raycrystallography is not without standard error.

In a preferred embodiment, a crystal of the invention has the structuralcoordinates as shown in Table 2. As used herein, the term “structuralcoordinates” refers to a set of values that define the position of oneor more amino acid residues with reference to a system of axes. The termrefers to a data set that defines the three dimensional structure of amolecule or molecules (e.g. Cartesian coordinates, temperature factors,and occupancies). Structural coordinates can be slightly modified andstill render nearly identical three dimensional structures. A measure ofa unique set of structural coordinates is the root-mean-square deviationof the resulting structure. Structural coordinates that render threedimensional structures (in particular a three dimensional structure of aligand binding pocket) that deviate from one another by aroot-mean-square deviation of less than 5 Å, 4 Å, 3 Å, 2 Å, or 1.5 Å maybe viewed by a person of ordinary skill in the art as very similar.

Variations in structural coordinates may be generated because ofmathematical manipulations of the structural coordinates of a polodomain described herein. For example, the structural coordinates ofTable 2 may be manipulated by crystallographic permutations of thestructural coordinates, fractionalization of the structural coordinates,integer additions or substractions to sets of the structuralcoordinates, inversion of the structural coordinates or any combinationof the above.

Variations in the crystal structure due to mutations, additions,substitutions, and/or deletions of the amino acids, or other changes inany of the components that make up the crystal may also account formodifications in structural coordinates. If such modifications arewithin an acceptable standard error as compared to the originalstructural coordinates, the resulting structure may be the same.Therefore, a ligand that bound to a polo domain or binding pocketthereof, would also be expected to bind to another polo domain orbinding pocket whose structural coordinates defined a shape that fellwithin the acceptable error. Such modified structures of a polo domainor binding pocket thereof are also within the scope of the invention.

Various computational analyses may be used to determine whether amolecule or the binding pocket thereof is sufficiently similar to all orparts of a polo domain or binding pocket thereof. Such analyses may becarried out using conventional software applications and methods asdescribed herein.

A crystal of the invention may also be specifically characterised by theparameters, diffraction statistics and/or refinement statistics set outin Table 1.

With reference to a crystal of the present invention, residues in abinding pocket may be defined by their spatial proximity to a ligand inthe crystal structure. For example, a binding pocket may be defined bytheir proximity to a modulator.

A crystal or secondary or three-dimensional structure of a polo domainor binding pocket thereof may be more specifically defined by one ormore of the atomic contacts of atomic interactions in the crystal (e.g.between Asp 868 and Lys 906). An atomic interaction can be defined by anatomic contact (more preferably, a specific atom of an amino acidresidue where indicated) on the polo domain, and an atomic contact (morepreferably, a specific atom of an amino acid residue where indicated) onthe polo domain or ligand.

Illustrations of particular crystals of the invention are shown in FIGS.2A and 2B.

A crystal of the invention includes a polo domain or binding pocketthereof in association with one or more moieties, including heavy-metalatoms i.e. a derivative crystal, or one or more ligands or moleculesi.e. a co-crystal.

The term “associate”, “association” or “associating” refers to acondition of proximity between a moiety (i.e. chemical entity orcompound or portions or fragments thereof), and a polo domain or bindingpocket thereof. The association may be non-covalent i.e. where thejuxtaposition is energetically favored by for example, hydrogen-bonding,van der Waals, or electrostatic or hydrophobic interactions, or it maybe covalent.

The term “heavy-metal atoms” refers to an atom that can be used to solvean x-ray crystallography phase problem, including but not limited to atransition element, a lanthanide metal, or an actinide-metal. Lanthanidemetals include elements with atomic numbers between 57 and 71,inclusive. Actinide metals include elements with atomic numbers between89 and 103, inclusive.

Multiwavelength anomalous diffraction (MAD) phasing may be used to solveprotein structures using selenomethionyl (SeMet) proteins. Therefore, acomplex of the invention may comprise a crystalline polo domain orbinding pocket with selenium on the methionine residues of the protein.

A crystal may comprise a complex between a polo domain or binding pocketthereof and one or more ligands or molecules. In other words the polodomain or binding pocket may be associated with one or more ligands ormolecules in the crystal. The ligand may be any compound that is capableof stably and specifically associating with the polo domain or bindingpocket. A ligand may, for example, be a modulator of a polo familykinase or another polo family kinase, in particular a polo domain ofanother polo family kinase.

In an embodiment of the invention, a binding pocket is in associationwith a cofactor in the crystal. A “cofactor” refers to a moleculerequired for enzyme activity and/or stability. For example, the cofactormay be a metal ion.

Therefore, the present invention also provides:

-   -   (a) a crystal comprising a polo domain or binding pocket thereof        and a substrate or analogue thereof; or    -   (b) a crystal comprising a polo domain or binding pocket thereof        and a ligand.

A structure of a complex of the invention may be defined by selectedintermolecular contacts.

A crystal of the invention may enable the determination of structuraldata for a ligand. In order to be able to derive structural data for aligand, it is necessary for the molecule to have sufficiently strongelectron density to enable a model of the molecule to be built usingstandard techniques. For example, there should be sufficient electrondensity to allow a model to be built using XTALVWEW (McRee 1992 J. Mol.Graphics. 10 44-46).

Method of Making a Crystal

The present invention also provides a method of making a crystalaccording to the invention. The crystal may be formed from an aqueoussolution comprising a purified polypeptide comprising a polo domain, inparticular a polo family kinase or part or fragment thereof (e.g. abinding pocket). A method may utilize a purified polypeptide comprisinga binding pocket to form a crystal. For example, amino acid residues 839to 925 of murine Sak may be used to prepare a polo domain structure ofthe invention.

The term “purified” in reference to a polypeptide, does not requireabsolute purity such as a homogenous preparation rather it represents anindication that the polypeptide is relatively purer than in the naturalenvironment. Generally, a purified polypeptide is substantially free ofother proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, or other materials with which itis naturally associated, preferably at a functionally significant levelfor example at least 85% pure, more preferably at least 95% pure, mostpreferably at least 99% pure. A skilled artisan can purify a polypeptidecomprising using standard techniques for protein purification. Asubstantially pure polypeptide will yield a single major band on anon-reducing polyacrylamide gel. Purity of the polypeptide can also bedetermined by amino-terminal amino acid sequence analysis.

A polypeptide used in the method may be chemically synthesized in wholeor in part using techniques that are well-known in the art.Alternatively, methods are well known to the skilled artisan toconstruct expression vectors containing a native or mutated polo familykinase coding sequence and appropriate transcriptional/translationalcontrol signals. These methods include in vitro recombinant DNAtechniques, synthetic techniques, and in vivo recombination/geneticrecombination. See for example the techniques described in Sambrook etal. (Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, 2nd Edition, Cold SpringHarbor Laboratory press (1989)), and other laboratory textbooks. (Seealso Sarker et al, Glycoconjugate J. 7:380, 1990; Sarker et al, Proc.Natl. Acad, Sci. USA 88:234-238, 1991, Sarker et al, Glycoconjugate J.11: 204-209, 1994; Hull et al, Biochem Biophys Res Commun 176:608, 1991and Pownall et al, Genomics 12:699-704, 1992).

Crystals may be grown from an aqueous solution containing the purifiedpolypeptide by a variety of conventional processes. These processesinclude batch, liquid, bridge, dialysis, vapor diffusion, and hangingdrop methods. (See for example, McPherson, 1982 John Wiley, New York;McPherson, 1990, Eur. J. Biochem. 189: 1-23; Webber. 1991, Adv. ProteinChem. 41:1-36). Generally, native crystals of the invention are grown byadding precipitants to the concentrated solution of the polypeptide. Theprecipitants are added at a concentration just below that necessary toprecipitate the protein. Water is removed by controlled evaporation toproduce precipitating conditions, which are maintained until crystalgrowth ceases.

Derivative crystals of the invention can be obtained by soaking nativecrystals in a solution containing salts of heavy metal atoms. A complexof the invention can be obtained by soaking a native crystal in asolution containing a compound that binds the polypeptide, or they canbe obtained by co-crystallizing the polypeptide in the presence of oneor more compounds. In order to obtain co-crystals with a compound whichbinds deep within the tertiary structure of the polypeptide it isnecessary to use the second method.

Once the crystal is grown it can be placed in a glass capillary tube andmounted onto a holding device connected to an X-ray generator and anX-ray detection device. Collection of X-ray diffraction patterns arewell documented by those skilled in the art (See for example, Ducruixand Geige, 1992, IRL Press, Oxford, England). A beam of X-rays enter thecrystal and diffract from the crystal. An X-ray detection device can beutilized to record the diffraction patterns emanating from the crystal.Suitable devices include the Marr 345 imaging plate detector system withan RU200 rotating anode generator.

Multiwavelength anomalous diffraction (MAD) phasing usingselenomethionyl (SeMet) proteins may be used to determine a crystal ofthe invention. Thus, the invention contemplates a method for determininga crystal structure of the invention using a selenomethionyl derivativeof a polo domain or a binding pocket thereof.

Methods for obtaining the three dimensional structure of the crystallineform of a molecule or complex are described herein and known to thoseskilled in the art (see Ducruix and Geige 1992, IRL Press, Oxford,England). Generally, the x-ray crystal structure is given by thediffraction patterns. Each diffraction pattern reflection ischaracterized as a vector and the data collected at this stagedetermines the amplitude of each vector. The phases of the vectors maybe determined by the isomorphous replacement method where heavy atomssoaked into the crystal are used as reference points in the X-rayanalysis (see for example, Otwinowski, 1991, Daresbury, United Kingdom,80-86). The phases of the vectors may also be determined by molecularreplacement (see for example, Naraza, 1994, Proteins 11:281-296). Theamplitudes and phases of vectors from the crystalline form aredetermined in accordance with these methods can be used to analyze otherrelated crystalline polypeptides.

The unit cell dimensions and symmetry, and vector amplitude and phaseinformation can be used in a Fourier transform function to calculate theelectron density in the unit cell i.e. to generate an experimentalelectron density map. This may be accomplished using the PHASES package(Furey, 1990). Amino acid sequence structures are fit to theexperimental electron density map (i.e. model building) using computerprograms (e.g. Jones, T A. et al, Acta Crystallogr A47, 100-119, 1991).This structure can also be used to calculate a theoretical electrondensity map. The theoretical and experimental electron density maps canbe compared and the agreement between the maps can be described by aparameter referred to as R-factor. A high degree of overlap in the mapsis represented by a low value R-factor. The R-factor can be minimized byusing computer programs that refine the structure to achieve agreementbetween the theoretical and observed electron density map. For example,the XPLOR program, developed by Brunger (1992, Nature 355:472-475) canbe used for model refinement.

A three dimensional structure of the molecule or complex may bedescribed by atoms that fit the theoretical electron densitycharacterized by a minimum R value. Files can be created for thestructure that defines each atom by coordinates in three dimensions.

Model

A crystal structure of the present invention may be used to make a modelof a polo domain or binding pocket thereof. A model may, for example, bea structural model or a computer model. A model may represent thesecondary, tertiary and/or quaternary structure of the binding pocket.The model itself may be in two or three dimensions. It is possible for acomputer model to be in three dimensions despite the constraints imposedby a conventional computer screen, if it is possible to scroll along atleast a pair of axes, causing “rotation” of the image.

As used herein, the term “modelling” includes the quantitative andqualitative analysis of molecular structure and/or function based onatomic structural information and interaction models. The term“modelling” includes conventional numeric-based molecular dynamic andenergy minimization models, interactive computer graphic models,modified molecular mechanics models, distance geometry and otherstructure-based constraint models.

Preferably, modelling is performed using a computer and may be furtheroptimized using known methods. This is called modelling optimisation.

An integral step to an approach of the invention for designingmodulators of a subject polo domain involves construction of computergraphics models of the domain which can be used to design pharmacophoresby rational drug design. For instance, for a modulator to interactoptimally with the subject domain, it will generally be desirable thatit have a shape which is at least partly complimentary to that of aparticular binding pocket of the domain, as for example those portionsof the domain which are involved in recognition of a ligand.Additionally, other factors, including electrostatic interactions,hydrogen bonding, hydrophobic interactions, desolvation effects, andcooperative motions of ligand and domain, all influence the bindingeffect and should be taken into account in attempts to design bioactivemodulators.

As described herein, a computer-generated molecular model of the subjectpolo domain can be created. In preferred embodiments, at least theCα-carbon positions of the polo domain sequence of interest are mappedto a particular coordinate pattern, such as the coordinates for a polodomain shown in Table 2, by homology modeling, and the structure of theprotein and velocities of each atom are calculated at a simulationtemperature (T_(o)) at which the docking simulation is to be determined.Typically, such a protocol involves primarily the prediction ofside-chain conformations in the modeled domain, while assuming amain-chain trace taken from a tertiary structure such as provided inTable 2 and the Figures. Computer programs for performing energyminimization routines are commonly used to generate molecular models.For example, both the CHARMM (Brooks et al. (1983) J Comput Chem4:187-217) and AMBER (Weiner et al (1981) J. Comput. Chem. 106: 765)algorithms handle all of the molecular system setup, force fieldcalculation, and analysis (see also, Eisenfield et al. (1991) Am JPhysiol 261:C376-386; Lybrand (1991) J Pharm Belg 46:49-54; Froimowitz(1990) Biotechniques 8:640-644; Burbam et al. (1990) Proteins 7:99-111;Pedersen (1985) Environ Health Perspect 61:185-190; and Kini et al.(1991) J Biomol Struct Dyn 9:475-488). At the heart of these programs isa set of subroutines that, given the position of every atom in themodel, calculate the total potential energy of the system and the forceon each atom. These programs may utilize a starting set of atomiccoordinates, such as the coordinates provided in Table 2, the parametersfor the various terms of the potential energy function, and adescription of the molecular topology (the covalent structure). Commonfeatures of such molecular modeling methods include: provisions forhandling hydrogen bonds and other constraint forces; the use of periodicboundary conditions; and provisions for occasionally adjustingpositions, velocities, or other parameters in order to maintain orchange temperature, pressure, volume, forces of constraint, or otherexternally controlled conditions.

Most conventional energy minimization methods use the input datadescribed above and the fact that the potential energy function is anexplicit, differentiable function of Cartesian coordinates, to calculatethe potential energy and its gradient (which gives the force on eachatom) for any set of atomic positions. This information can be used togenerate a new set of coordinates in an effort to reduce the totalpotential energy and, by repeating this process over and over, tooptimize the molecular structure under a given set of externalconditions. These energy minimization methods are routinely applied tomolecules similar to the subject polo domain.

In general, energy minimization methods can be carried out for a giventemperature, T_(i), which may be different than the docking simulationtemperature, T_(o). Upon energy minimization of the molecule at T_(i),coordinates and velocities of all the atoms in the system are computed.Additionally, the normal modes of the system are calculated. It will beappreciated by those skilled in the art that each normal mode is acollective, periodic notion, with all parts of the system moving inphase with each other, and that the motion of the molecule is thesuperposition of all normal modes. For a given temperature, the meansquare amplitude of motion in a particular mode is inverselyproportional to the effective force constant for that mode, so that themotion of the molecule will often be dominated by the low frequencyvibrations.

After the molecular model has been energy minimized at T_(i), the systemis “heated” or “cooled” to the simulation temperature, T_(o), bycarrying out an equilibration run where the velocities of the atoms arescaled in a step-wise manner until the desired temperature, T_(o), isreached. The system is further equilibrated for a specified period oftime until certain properties of the system, such as average kineticenergy, remain constant. The coordinates and velocities of each atom arethen obtained from the equilibrated system.

Further energy minimization routines can also be carried out. Forexample, a second class of methods involves calculating approximatesolutions to the constrained EOM for the protein. These methods use aniterative approach to solve for the Lagrange multipliers and, typically,only need a few iterations if the corrections required are small. Themost popular method of this type, SHAKE (Ryckaert et al. (1977) J ComputPhys 23:327; and Van Gunsteren et al. (1977) Mol Phys 34:1311) is easyto implement and scales as O(N) as the number of constraints increases.Therefore, the method is applicable to molecules such as the polodomains of the present invention. An alternative method, RATTLE(Anderson (1983) J Comput Phys 52:24) is based on the velocity versionof the Verlet algorithm. Like SHAKE, RATTLE is an iterative algorithmand can be used to energy minimize the model of the subject protein.

Overlays and super positioning with a three dimensional model of a polodomain or binding pocket thereof of the invention may be used formodelling optimisation. Additionally alignment and/or modelling can beused as a guide for the placement of mutations on a polo domain orbinding pocket thereof to characterize the nature of the site in thecontext of a cell.

The three dimensional structure of a new crystal may be modelled usingmolecular replacement. The term “molecular replacement” refers to amethod that involves generating a preliminary model of a molecule orcomplex whose structure coordinates are unknown, by orienting andpositioning a molecule whose structure coordinates are known within theunit cell of the unknown crystal, so as best to account for the observeddiffraction pattern of the unknown crystal. Phases can then becalculated from this model and combined with the observed amplitudes togive an approximate Fourier synthesis of the structure whose coordinatesare unknown. This, in turn, can be subject to any of the several formsof refinement to provide a final, accurate structure of the unknowncrystal. Lattman, E., “Use of the Rotation and Translation Functions”,in Methods in Enzymology, 115, pp. 55-77 (1985); M. G. Rossmann, ed.,“The Molecular Replacement Method”, Int. Sci. Rev. Ser., No. 13, Gordon& Breach, New York, (1972).

Commonly used computer software packages for molecular replacement areX-PLOR (Brunger 1992, Nature 355: 472-475), AMoRE (Navaza, 1994, ActaCrystallogr. A50:157-163), the CCP4 package (Collaborative ComputationalProject, Number 4, “The CCP4 Suite: Programs for ProteinCrystallography”, Acta Cryst., Vol. D50, pp. 760-763, 1994), the MERLOTpackage (P. M. D. Fitzgerald, J. Appl. Cryst., Vol. 21, pp. 273-278,1988) and XTALVIEW (McCree et al (1992) J. Mol. Graphics 10: 44-46. Itis preferable that the resulting structure not exhibit aroot-mean-square deviation of more than 3 Å.

Molecular replacement computer programs generally involve the followingsteps: (1) determining the number of molecules in the unit cell anddefining the angles between them (self rotation function); (2) rotatingthe known structure against diffraction data to define the orientationof the molecules in the unit cell (rotation function); (3) translatingthe known structure in three dimensions to correctly position themolecules in the unit cell (translation function); (4) determining thephases of the X-ray diffraction data and calculating an R-factorcalculated from the reference data set and from the new data wherein anR-factor between 30-50% indicates that the orientations of the atoms inthe unit cell have been reasonably determined by the method; and (5)optionally, decreasing the R-factor to about 20% by refining the newelectron density map using iterative refinement techniques known tothose skilled in the art (refinement).

The quality of the model may be analysed using a program such asPROCHECK or 3D-Profiler [Laskowski et al 1993 J. Appl. Cryst.26:283-291; Luthy R. et al, Nature 356: 83-85, 1992; and Bowie, J. U. etal, Science 253: 164-170, 1991]. Once any irregularities have beenresolved, the entire structure may be further refined.

Other molecular modelling techniques may also be employed in accordancewith this invention. See, e.g., Cohen, N. C. et al, “Molecular ModellingSoftware and Methods for Medicinal Chemistry”, J. Med. Chem., 33, pp.883-894 (1990). See also, Navia, M. A. and M. A. Murcko, “The Use ofStructural Information in Drug Design”, Current Opinions in StructuralBiology, 2, pp. 202-210 (1992).

Using the structural coordinates of crystals provided by the invention,molecular modelling may be used to determine the structural coordinatesof a crystalline mutant or homolog of a polo domain or binding pocketthereof. By the same token a crystal of the invention can be used toprovide a model of a ligand. Modelling techniques can then be used toapproximate the three dimensional structure of ligand derivatives andother components which may be able to mimic the atomic contacts betweena ligand and polo domain or binding pocket.

Computer Format of Crystals/Models

Information derivable from a crystal of the present invention (forexample the structural coordinates) and/or the model of the presentinvention may be provided in a computer-readable format.

Therefore, the invention provides a computer readable medium or amachine readable storage medium which comprises the structuralcoordinates of a polo domain or binding pocket thereof including all orany parts thereof, or ligands including portions thereof. Such storagemedium or storage medium encoded with these data are capable ofdisplaying on a computer screen or similar viewing device, athree-dimensional graphical representation of a molecule or molecularcomplex which comprises such polo domain, binding pockets or similarlyshaped homologous domains or binding pockets. Thus, the invention alsoprovides computerized representations of the secondary orthree-dimensional structures of a polo domain or binding pocket of theinvention, including any electronic, magnetic, or electromagneticstorage forms of the data needed to define the structures such that thedata will be computer readable for purposes of display and/ormanipulation.

In an aspect the invention provides a computer for producing athree-dimensional representation of a molecule or molecular complex,wherein said molecule or molecular complex comprises a polo domain orbinding pocket thereof defined by structural coordinates of a polodomain or binding pocket or structural coordinates of atoms of a ligand,or a three-dimensional representation of a homologue of said molecule ormolecular complex, wherein said homologue comprises a polo domain,binding pocket or ligand that has a root mean square deviation from thebackbone atoms not more than 1.5 angstroms wherein said computercomprises:

-   -   (a) a machine-readable data storage medium comprising a data        storage material encoded with machine readable data wherein said        data comprises the structural coordinates of a polo domain or        binding pocket thereof or a ligand according to Table 2;    -   (b) a working memory for storing instructions for processing        said machine-readable data;    -   (c) a central-processing unit coupled to said working memory and        to said machine-readable data storage medium for processing said        machine readable data into said three-dimensional        representation; and    -   (d) a display coupled to said central-processing unit for        displaying said three-dimensional representation.

The invention also provides a computer for determining at least aportion of the structural coordinates corresponding to an X-raydiffraction pattern of a molecule or molecular complex wherein saidcomputer comprises:

-   -   (a) a machine-readable data storage medium comprising a data        storage material encoded with machine readable data wherein said        data comprises the structure coordinates according to Table 2;    -   (b) a machine-readable data storage medium comprising a data        storage material encoded with machine readable data wherein said        data comprises an X-ray diffraction pattern of said molecule or        molecular complex;    -   (c) a working memory for storing instructions for processing        said machine-readable data of (a) and (b);    -   (d) a central-processing unit coupled to said working memory and        to said machine-readable data storage medium of (a) and (b) for        performing a Fourier transform of the machine readable data        of (a) and for processing said machine readable data of (b) into        structural coordinates; and    -   (e) a display coupled to said central-processing unit for        displaying said structural coordinates of said molecule or        molecular complex.        Structural Studies

The present invention also provides a method for determining thesecondary and/or tertiary structures of a polo domain or part thereof byusing a crystal, or a model according to the present invention. Thedomain or part thereof may be any domain or part thereof for which thesecondary and or tertiary structure is uncharacterised or incompletelycharacterised. In a preferred embodiment the domain shares (or ispredicted to share) some structural or functional homology to a crystalof the present invention. For example, the domain may show a degree ofstructural homology over some or all parts of the primary amino acidsequence.

The polo domain may be a polo domain of a polo family kinase with adifferent specificity for a ligand or substrate. Alternatively (or inaddition) the domain may be a polo domain from a different species.

The domain may be from a mutant of a wild-type polo family kinase, inparticular Plk1 or Sak. A mutant may arise naturally, or may be madeartificially (for example using molecular biology techniques). Themutant may also not be “made” at all in the conventional sense, butmerely tested theoretically using the model of the present invention. Amutant may or may not be functional.

Thus, using the model of the present invention, the effect of aparticular mutation on the overall two and/or three dimensionalstructure of a polo domain and/or the interaction between a bindingpocket of the enzyme and a ligand can be investigated.

Alternatively, the domain may perform an analogous function or besuspected to show a similar mechanism to a polo domain of a polo familykinase.

The domain may also be the same as the polo domain of the crystal, butin association with a different ligand (for example, modulator orinhibitor) or cofactor. In this way it is possible to investigate theeffect of altering the ligand or compound with which the polo domain isassociated on the structure of the binding pocket.

Secondary or tertiary structure may be determined by applying thestructural coordinates of the crystal or model of the present inventionto other data such as an amino acid sequence, X-ray crystallographicdiffraction data, or nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data. Homologymodeling, molecular replacement, and nuclear magnetic resonance methodsusing these other data sets are described below.

Homology modeling (also known as comparative modeling or knowledge-basedmodeling) methods develop a three dimensional model from a sequencebased on the structures of known proteins (i.e. a polo domain of thecrystal of the invention). The method utilizes a computer model of thecrystal of the present invention (the “known structure”), a computerrepresentation of the amino acid sequence of the domain with an unknownstructure, and standard computer representations of the structures ofamino acids. The method in particular comprises the steps of; (a)identifying structurally conserved and variable regions in the knownstructure; (b) aligning the amino acid sequences of the known structureand unknown structure (c) generating co-ordinates of main chain atomsand side chain atoms in structurally conserved and variable regions ofthe unknown structure based on the coordinates of the known structurethereby obtaining a homology model; and (d) refining the homology modelto obtain a three dimensional structure for the unknown structure. Thismethod is well known to those skilled in the art (Greer, 1985, Science228, 1055; Bundell et al 1988, Eur. J. Biochem. 172, 513; Knighton etal., 1992, Science 258:130-135,http://biochem.vt.edu/coul-ses/modeling/homology.htn). Computer programsthat can be used in homology modelling are Quanta and the Homologymodule in the Insight II modelling package distributed by MolecularSimulations Inc, or MODELLER (Rockefeller University,www.iucr.ac.uk/sinris-top/logical/prg-modeller.html).

In step (a) of the homology modelling method, a known structure isexamined to identify the structurally conserved regions (SCRs) fromwhich an average structure, or framework, can be constructed for theseregions of the protein. Variable regions (VRs), in which knownstructures may differ in conformation, also must be identified. SCRsgenerally correspond to the elements of secondary structure, such asalpha-helices and beta-sheets, and to ligand- and substrate-bindingsites (e.g. nucleotide binding sites). The VRs usually lie on thesurface of the proteins and form the loops where the main chain turns.

Many methods are available for sequence alignment of known structuresand unknown structures. Sequence alignments generally are based on thedynamic programming algorithm of Needleman and Wunsch [J. Mol. Biol. 48:442-453, 1970]. Current methods include FASTA, Smith-Waterman, andBLASTP, with the BLASTP method differing from the other two in notallowing gaps. Scoring of alignments typically involves construction ofa 20×20 matrix in which identical amino acids and those of similarcharacter (i.e., conservative substitutions) may be scored higher thanthose of different character. Substitution schemes which may be used toscore alignments include the scoring matrices PAM (Dayhoff et al., Meth.Enzymol. 91: 524-545, 1983), and BLOSUM (Henikoff and Henikoff, Proc.Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 89: 10915-'0919, 1992), and the matrices based onalignments derived from three-dimensional structures including that ofJohnson and Overington (JO matrices) (J. Mol. Biol. 233: 716-738, 1993).

Alignment based solely on sequence may be used; however, otherstructural features also may be taken into account. In Quanta, multiplesequence alignment algorithms are available that may be used whenaligning a sequence of the unknown with the known structures. Fourscoring systems (i.e. sequence homology, secondary structure homology,residue accessibility homology, CA-CA distance homology) are available,each of which may be evaluated during an alignment so that relativestatistical weights may be assigned.

When generating coordinates for the unknown structure, main chain atomsand side chain atoms, both in SCRs and VRs need to be modelled. Avariety of approaches known to those skilled in the art may be used toassign co-ordinates to the unknown. In particular, the coordinates ofthe main chain atoms of SCRs will be transferred to the unknownstructure. VRs correspond most often to the loops on the surface of thepolypeptide and if a loop in the known structure is a good model for theunknown, then the main chain co-ordinates of the known structure may becopied. Side chain coordinates of SCRs and VRs are copied if the residuetype in the unknown is identical to or very similar to that in the knownstructure. For other side chain coordinates, a side chain rotamerlibrary may be used to define the side chain coordinates. When a goodmodel for a loop cannot be found fragment databases may be searched forloops in other proteins that may provide a suitable model for theunknown. If desired, the loop may then be subjected to conformationalsearching to identify low energy conformers if desired.

Once a homology model has been generated it is analyzed to determine itscorrectness. A computer program available to assist in this analysis isthe Protein Health module in Quanta which provides a variety of tests.Other programs that provide structure analysis along with output includePROCHECK and 3D-Profiler [Luthy R. et al, Nature 356: 83-85, 1992; andBowie, J. U. et al, Science 253: 164-170, 1991]. Once any irregularitieshave been resolved, the entire structure may be further refined.Refinement may consist of energy minimization with restraints,especially for the SCRs. Restraints may be gradually removed forsubsequent *minimizations. Molecular dynamics may also be applied inconjunction with energy minimization.

Molecular replacement involves applying a known structure to solve theX-ray crystallographic data set of a polypeptide of unknown structure.The method can be used to define the phases describing the X-raydiffraction data of a polypeptide of unknown structure when only theamplitudes are known. Thus in an embodiment of the invention, a methodis provided for determining three dimensional structures of polypeptideswith unknown structure by applying the structural coordinates of acrystal of the present invention to provide an X-ray crystallographicdata set for a polypeptide of unknown structure, and (b) determining alow energy conformation of the resulting structure.

The structural coordinates of the crystal of the present invention maybe applied to nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data to determine thethree dimensional structures of polypeptides with uncharacterised orincompletely characterised structure. (See for example, Wuthrich, 1986,John Wiley and Sons, New York: 176-199; Pflugrath et al., 1986, J.Molecular Biology 189: 383-386; Kline et al., 1986 J. Molecular Biology189:377-382). While the secondary structure of a polypeptide may oftenbe determined by NMR data, the spatial connections between individualpieces of secondary structure are not as readily determined. Thestructural coordinates of a polypeptide defined by X-ray crystallographycan guide the NMR spectroscopist to an understanding of the spatialinteractions between secondary structural elements in a polypeptide ofrelated structure. Information on spatial interactions between secondarystructural elements can greatly simplify Nuclear Overhauser Effect (NOE)data from two-dimensional NMR experiments. In addition, applying thestructural coordinates after the determination of secondary structure byNMR techniques simplifies the assignment of NOE's relating to particularamino acids in the polypeptide sequence and does not greatly bias theNMR analysis of polypeptide structure.

In an embodiment, the invention relates to a method of determining threedimensional structures of domains with unknown structures, by applyingthe structural coordinates of a crystal of the present invention tonuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data of the unknown structure. Thismethod comprises the steps of: (a) determining the secondary structureof an unknown structure using NMR data; and (b) simplifying theassignment of through-space interactions of amino acids. The term“through-space interactions” defines the orientation of the secondarystructural elements in the three dimensional structure and the distancesbetween amino acids from different portions of the amino acid sequence.The term “assignment” defines a method of analyzing NMR data andidentifying which amino acids give rise to signals in the NMR spectrum.

Screening Method

Another aspect of the present invention concerns molecular models, inparticular three-dimensional molecular models of polo domains, and theiruse as templates for the design of agents able to mimic or inhibit theactivity of a polypeptide comprising a polo domain.

In certain embodiments, the present invention provides a method ofscreening for a ligand that associates with a polo domain or bindingpocket and/or modulates the function of a polo family kinase by using acrystal or a model according to the present invention. The method mayinvolve investigating whether a test compound is capable of associatingwith or binding a polo domain or binding pocket thereof, and/orinhibiting or enhancing interactions of atomic contacts in a polo domainor binding pocket thereof.

In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a method isprovided for screening for a ligand capable of binding to a polo domainor a binding pocket thereof, wherein the method comprises using acrystal or model according to the invention.

In another aspect, the invention relates to a method of screening for aligand capable of binding to a polo domain or binding pocket thereof,wherein the polo domain or binding pocket thereof is defined by thestructural coordinates given herein, the method comprising contactingthe polo domain or binding pocket thereof with a test compound anddetermining if the test compound binds to the polo domain or bindingpocket thereof.

In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of screeningfor a test compound capable of interacting with one or more key aminoacid residues of a binding pocket of a polo domain.

Another aspect of the invention provides a process comprising the stepsof:

-   -   (a) performing a method of screening for a ligand described        above;    -   (b) identifying one or more ligands capable of binding to a        binding pocket; and    -   (c) preparing a quantity of said one or more ligands.

A further aspect of the invention provides a process comprising thesteps of;

-   -   (a) performing a method of screening for a ligand as described        above;    -   (b) identifying one or more ligands capable of binding to a        binding pocket; and    -   (c) preparing a pharmaceutical composition comprising said one        or more ligands.

Once a test compound capable of interacting with one or more key aminoacid residues in a binding pocket of a polo domain has been identified,further steps may be carried out either to select and/or modifycompounds and/or to modify existing compounds, to modulate theinteraction with the key amino acid residues in the binding pocket.

Yet another aspect of the invention provides a process comprising thesteps of;

-   -   (a) performing the method of screening for a ligand as described        above;    -   (b) identifying one or more ligands capable of binding to a        binding pocket;    -   (c) modifying said one or more ligands capable of binding to a        binding pocket;    -   (d) performing said method of screening for a ligand as        described above; and    -   (e) optionally preparing a pharmaceutical composition comprising        said one or more ligands.

As used herein, the term “test compound” means any compound which ispotentially capable of associating with a binding pocket, and/orinhibiting or enhancing interactions of atomic contacts in a bindingpocket. If, after testing, it is determined that the test compound doesbind to the binding pocket and/or inhibits or enhances interactions ofatomic contacts in a binding contact, it is known as a “ligand”.

The test compound may be designed or obtained from a library ofcompounds which may comprise peptides, as well as other compounds, suchas small organic molecules and particularly new lead compounds. By wayof example, the test compound may be a natural substance, a biologicalmacromolecule, or an extract made from biological materials such asbacteria, fungi, or animal (particularly mammalian) cells or tissues, anorganic or an inorganic molecule, a synthetic test compound, asemi-synthetic test compound, a carbohydrate, a monosaccharide, anoligosaccharide or polysaccharide, a glycolipid, a glycopeptide, asaponin, a heterocyclic compound, a structural or functional mimetic, apeptide, a peptidomimetic, a derivatised test compound, a peptidecleaved from a whole protein, or a peptides synthesised synthetically(such as, by way of example, either using a peptide synthesizer or byrecombinant techniques or combinations thereof), a recombinant testcompound, a natural or a non-natural test compound, a fusion protein orequivalent thereof and mutants, derivatives or combinations thereof.

The increasing availability of biomacromolecule structures of potentialpharmacophoric molecules that have been solved crystallographically hasprompted the development of a variety of direct computational methodsfor molecular design, in which the steric and electronic properties ofsubstrate binding sites are use to guide the design of potential ligands(Cohen et al. (1990) J. Med. Cam. 33: 883-894; Kuntz et al. (1982) J.Mol. Biol 161: 269-288; DesJarlais (1988) J. Med. Cam. 31: 722-729;Bartlett et al. (1989) (Spec. Publ., Roy. Soc. Chem.) 78: 182-196;Goodford et al. (1985) J. Med. Cam. 28: 849-857; DesJarlais et al. J.Med. Cam. 29: 2149-2153). Directed methods generally fall into twocategories: (1) design by analogy in which 3-D structures of knownmolecules (such as from a crystallographic database) are docked to thedomain structure and scored for goodness-of-fit; and (2) de novo design,in which the ligand model is constructed piece-wise in the domainstructure. The latter approach, in particular, can facilitate thedevelopment of novel molecules, uniquely designed to bind to the subjectdomain.

The test compound may be screened as part of a library or a data base ofmolecules. Data bases which may be used include ACD (Molecular DesignsLimited), NCI (National Cancer Institute), CCDC (CambridgeCrystallographic Data Center), CAST (Chemical Abstract Service), Derwent(Derwent Information Limited), Maybridge (Maybridge Chemical CompanyLtd), Aldrich (Aldrich Chemical Company), DOCK (University of Californiain San Francisco), and the Directory of Natural Products (Chapman &Hall). Computer programs such as CONCORD (Tripos Associates) orDB-Converter (Molecular Simulations Limited) can be used to convert adata set represented in two dimensions to one represented in threedimensions.

Test compounds may tested for their capacity to fit spatially into abinding pocket. As used herein, the term “fits spatially” means that thethree-dimensional structure of the test compound is accommodatedgeometrically in a cavity of a binding pocket. The test compound canthen be considered to be a ligand.

A favourable geometric fit occurs when the surface area of the testcompound is in close proximity with the surface area of the cavity of abinding pocket without forming unfavorable interactions. A favourablecomplementary interaction occurs where the test compound interacts byhydrophobic, aromatic, ionic, dipolar, or hydrogen donating andaccepting forces. Unfavourable interactions may be steric hindrancebetween atoms in the test compound and atoms in the binding pocket.

If a model of the present invention is a computer model, the testcompounds may be positioned in a binding pocket through computationaldocking. If, on the other hand, the model of the present invention is astructural model, the test compounds may be positioned in the bindingpocket by, for example, manual docking.

As used herein the term “docking” refers to a process of placing acompound in close proximity with a binding pocket, or a process offinding low energy conformations of a test compound/binding pocketcomplex.

In an illustrative embodiment, the design of potential polo domainligands begins from the general perspective of shape complimentary foran active site and substrate specificity subsites of the domain, and asearch algorithm is employed which is capable of scanning a database ofsmall molecules of known three-dimensional structure for candidateswhich fit geometrically into the target protein site. It is not expectedthat the molecules found in the shape search will necessarily be leadsthemselves, since no evaluation of chemical interaction necessarily bemade during the initial search. Rather, it is anticipated that suchcandidates might act as the framework for further design, providingmolecular skeletons to which appropriate atomic replacements can bemade. Of course, the chemical complementarity of these molecules can beevaluated, but it is expected that atom types will be changed tomaximize the electrostatic, hydrogen bonding, and hydrophobicinteractions with the protein. Most algorithms of this type provide amethod for finding a wide assortment of chemical structures that arecomplementary to the shape of a binding pocket of the subject domain.Each of a set of small molecules from a particular data-base, such asthe Cambridge Crystallographic Data Bank (CCDB) (Allen et al. (1973) J.Chem. Doc. 13: 119), is individually docked to the binding pocket orsite of a polo domain, in particular a Sak or Plk polo domain, in anumber of geometrically permissible orientations with use of a dockingalgorithm. In a preferred embodiment, a set of computer algorithmscalled DOCK, can be used to characterize the shape of invaginations andgrooves that form active sites and recognition surfaces of a subjectstructure (Kuntz et al. (1982) J. Mol. Biol 161: 269-288). The programcan also search a database of small molecules for templates whose shapesare complementary to particular binding pockets or sites of a structure(DesJarlais et al. (1988) J Med Chem 31: 722-729). These templatesnormally require modification to achieve good chemical and electrostaticinteractions (DesJarlais et al. (1989) ACS Symp Ser 413: 60-69).However, the program has been shown to position accurately knowncofactors for ligands based on shape constraints alone.

The orientations are evaluated for goodness-of-fit and the best are keptfor further examination using molecular mechanics programs, such asAMBER or CHARMM. Such algorithms have previously proven successful infinding a variety of molecules that are complementary in shape to agiven binding site of a structure, and have been shown to have severalattractive features. First, such algorithms can retrieve a remarkablediversity of molecular architectures. Second, the best structures have,in previous applications to other proteins, demonstrated impressiveshape complementarity over an extended surface area. Third, the overallapproach appears to be quite robust with respect to small uncertaintiesin positioning of the candidate atoms.

Goodford (1985, J Med Chem 28:849-857) and Boobbyer et al. (1989, J MedChem 32:1083-1094) have produced a computer program (GRID) which seeksto determine regions of high affinity for different chemical groups(termed probes) on the molecular surface of the binding site. GRID henceprovides a tool for suggesting modifications to known ligands that mightenhance binding. It may be anticipated that some of the sites discernedby GRID as regions of high affinity correspond to “pharmacophoricpatterns” determined inferentially from a series of known ligands. Asused herein, a pharmacophoric pattern is a geometric arrangement offeatures of the anticipated ligand that is believed to be important forbinding. Attempts have been made to use pharmacophoric patterns as asearch screen for novel ligands (Jakes et al. (1987) J Mol Graph5:41-48; Brint et al. (1987) J Mol Graph 5:49-56; Jakes et al. (1986) JMol Graph 4:12-20); however, the constraint of steric and “chemical” fitin the putative (and possibly unknown) binding pocket or site isignored. Goodsell and Olson (1990, Proteins: Struct Funct Genet8:195-202) have used the Metropolis (simulated annealing) algorithm todock a single known ligand into a target protein. They allow torsionalflexibility in the ligand and use GRID interaction energy maps as rapidlookup tables for computing approximate interaction energies. Given thelarge number of degrees of freedom available to the ligand, theMetropolis algorithm is time-consuming and is unsuited to searching acandidate database of a few thousand small molecules.

Yet a further embodiment of the present invention utilizes a computeralgorithm such as CLIX which searches such databases as CCDB for smallmolecules which can be oriented in a binding pocket or site in a waythat is both sterically acceptable and has a high likelihood ofachieving favorable chemical interactions between the candidate moleculeand the surrounding amino acid residues. The method is based oncharacterizing a binding pocket in terms of an ensemble of favorablebinding positions for different chemical groups and then searching fororientations of the candidate molecules that cause maximum spatialcoincidence of individual candidate chemical groups with members of theensemble. The current availability of computer power dictates that acomputer-based search for novel ligands follows a breadth-firststrategy. A breadth-first strategy aims to reduce progressively the sizeof the potential candidate search space by the application ofincreasingly stringent criteria, as opposed to a depth-first strategywherein a maximally detailed analysis of one candidate is performedbefore proceeding to the next. CLIX conforms to this strategy in thatits analysis of binding is rudimentary—it seeks to satisfy the necessaryconditions of steric fit and of having individual groups in “correct”places for bonding, without imposing the sufficient condition thatfavorable bonding interactions actually occur. A ranked “shortlist” ofmolecules, in their favored orientations, is produced which can then beexamined on a molecule-by-molecule basis, using computer graphics andmore sophisticated molecular modeling techniques. CLIX is also capableof suggesting changes to the substituent chemical groups of thecandidate molecules that might enhance binding.

The algorithmic details of CLIX is described in Lawerence et al. (1992)Proteins 12:31-41, and the CLIX algorithm can be summarized as follows.The GRID program is used to determine discrete favorable interactionpositions (termed target sites) in the binding pocket or site of theprotein for a wide variety of representative chemical groups. For eachcandidate ligand in the CCDB an exhaustive attempt is made to makecoincident, in a spatial sense in the binding site of the protein, apair of the candidate's substituent chemical groups with a pair ofcorresponding favorable interaction sites proposed by GRID. All possiblecombinations of pairs of ligand groups with pairs of GRID sites areconsidered during this procedure. Upon locating such coincidence, theprogram rotates the candidate ligand about the two pairs of groups andchecks for steric hindrance and coincidence of other candidate atomicgroups with appropriate target sites. Particular candidate/orientationcombinations that are good geometric fits in the binding site and showsufficient coincidence of atomic groups with GRID sites are retained.

Consistent with the breadth-first strategy, this approach involvessimplifying assumptions. Rigid protein and small molecule geometry ismaintained throughout. As a first approximation rigid geometry isacceptable as the energy minimized coordinates of a polo domain, inparticular a Sak polo domain deduced structure, as described herein,describe an energy minimum for the molecule, albeit a local one. If thesurface residues of the site of interest are not involved in crystalcontacts then the crystal configuration of those residues is used merelyas a starting point for energy minimization, and potential solutionstructures for those residues determined. The deduced structuredescribed herein should reasonably mimic the mean solutionconfiguration.

A further assumption implicit in CLIX is that the potential ligand, whenintroduced into the binding pocket or site, does not induce change inthe protein's stereochemistry or partial charge distribution and soalter the basis on which the GRID interaction energy maps were computed.It must also be stressed that the interaction sites predicted by GRIDare used in a positional and type sense only, i.e., when a candidateatomic group is placed at a site predicted as favorable by GRID, nocheck is made to ensure that the bond geometry, the state ofprotonation, or the partial charge distribution favors a stronginteraction between the protein and that group. Such detailed analysisshould form part of more advanced modeling of candidates identified inthe CLIX shortlist.

Yet another embodiment of a computer-assisted molecular design methodfor identifying ligands of a polo domain comprises the de novo synthesisof potential ligands by algorithmic connection of small molecularfragments that will exhibit the desired structural and electrostaticcomplementarity with a polo domain or binding pocket thereof. Themethodology employs a large template set of small molecules with areiteratively pieced together in a model of a polo domain or bindingpocket. Each stage of ligand growth is evaluated according to amolecular mechanics-based energy function, which considers van der Waalsand coulombic interactions, internal strain energy of the lengtheningligand, and desolvation of both ligand and domain. The search space canbe managed by use of a data tree which is kept under control by pruningaccording to the binding criteria.

In an illustrative embodiment, the search space is limited to consideronly amino acids and amino acid analogs as the molecular buildingblocks. Such a methodology generally employs a large template set ofamino acid conformations, though need not be restricted to just the 20natural amino acids, as it can easily be extended to include otherrelated fragments of interest to the medicinal chemist, e.g. amino acidanalogs. The putative ligands that result from this construction methodare peptides and peptide-like compounds rather than the small organicmolecules that are typically the goal of drug design research. Theappeal of the peptide building approach is not that peptides arepreferable to organics as potential pharmaceutical agents, but ratherthat: (1) they can be generated relatively rapidly de novo; (2) theirenergetics can be studied by well-parameterized force field methods; (3)they are much easier to synthesize than are most organics; and (4) theycan be used in a variety of ways, for peptidomimetic ligand design,protein-protein binding studies, and even as shape templates in the morecommonly used 3D organic database search approach described above.

Such a de novo peptide design method has been incorporated in a softwarepackage called GROW (Moon et al. (1991) Proteins 11:314-328). In atypical design session, standard interactive graphical modeling methodsare employed to define the structural environment in which GROW is tooperate. For instance, environment could be an active site bindingpocket of a polo domain, in particular a Sak or Plk polo domain, or itcould be a set of features on the protein's surface to which the userwishes to bind a peptide-like molecule. The GROW program then operatesto generate a set of potential ligand molecules. Interactive modelingmethods then come into play again, for examination of the resultingmolecules, and for selection of one or more of them for furtherrefinement.

To illustrate, GROW operates on an atomic coordinate file generated bythe user in the interactive modeling session, such as the coordinatesprovided in Table 2 plus a small fragment (e.g., an acetyl group)positioned in the active site to provide a starting point for peptidegrowth. These are referred to as “site” atoms and “seed” atoms,respectively. A second file provided by the user contains a number ofcontrol parameters to guide the peptide growth (Moon et al. (1991)Proteins 11:314-328).

The operation of the GROW algorithm is conceptually fairly simple. GROWproceeds in an iterative fashion, to systematically attach to the seedfragment each amino acid template in a large preconstructed library ofamino acid conformations. When a template has been attached, it isscored for goodness-of-fit to the polo domain or binding pocket thereof,and then the next template in the library is attached to the seed. Afterall the templates have been tested, only the highest scoring ones areretained for the next level of growth. This procedure is repeated forthe second growth level; each library template is attached in turn toeach of the bonded seed/amino acid molecules that were retained from thefirst step, and is then scored. Again, only the best of the bondedseed/dipeptide molecules that result are retained for the third level ofgrowth. The growth of peptides can proceed in the N-to-C direction only,the reverse direction only, or in alternating directions, depending onthe initial control specifications supplied by the user. Successivegrowth levels therefore generate peptides that are lengthened by oneresidue. The procedure terminates when the user-defined peptide lengthhas been reached, at which point the user can select from theconstructed peptides those to be studied further. The resulting dataprovided by the GROW procedure includes not only residue sequences andscores, but also atomic coordinates of the peptides, related directly tothe coordinate system of the domain site atoms.

In yet another embodiment, potential pharmacophoric compounds can bedetermined using a method based on an energy minimization-quenchedmolecular dynamics algorithm for determining energetically favorablepositions of functional groups in the binding pockets of the subjectpolo domain. The method can aid in the design of molecules thatincorporate such functional groups by modification of known ligands orde novo construction.

For example, the multiple copy simultaneous search method (MCSS)described by Miranker et al. (1991) Proteins 11: 29-34. To determine andcharacterize a local minima of a functional group in the forcefield ofthe protein, multiple copies of selected functional groups are firstdistributed in a binding pocket of interest on the polo domain. Energyminimization of these copies by molecular mechanics or quenched dynamicsyields the distinct local minima. The neighborhood of these minima canthen be explored by a grid search or by constrained minimization. In oneembodiment, the MCSS method uses the classical time dependent Hartee(TDH) approximation to simultaneously minimize or quench many identicalgroups in the forcefield of the protein.

Implementation of the MCSS algorithm requires a choice of functionalgroups and a molecular mechanics model for each of them. Groups must besimple enough to be easily characterized and manipulated (3-6 atoms, fewor no dihedral degrees of freedom), yet complex enough to approximatethe steric and electrostatic interactions that the functional groupwould have in binding to the pocket or site of interest in the polodomain. A preferred set is, for example, one in which most organicmolecules can be described as a collection of such groups (Patai's Guideto the Chemistry of Functional Groups, ed. S. Patai (New York: JohnWiley, and Sons, (1989)). This includes fragments such as acetonitrile,methanol, acetate, methyl ammonium, dimethyl ether, methane, andacetaldehyde.

Determination of the local energy minima in the binding pocket or siterequires that many starting positions be sampled. This can be achievedby distributing, for example, 1,000-5,000 groups at random inside asphere centered on the binding site; only the space not occupied by theprotein needs to be considered. If the interaction energy of aparticular group at a certain location with the protein is more positivethan a given cut-off (e.g. 5.0 kcal/mole) the group is discarded fromthat site. Given the set of starting positions, all the fragments areminimized simultaneously by use of the TDH approximation (Elber et al.(1990) J Am Chem Soc 112: 9161-9175). In this method, the forces on eachfragment consist of its internal forces and those due to the protein.The essential element of this method is that the interactions betweenthe fragments are omitted and the forces on the protein are normalizedto those due to a single fragment. In this way simultaneous minimizationor dynamics of any number of functional groups in the field of a singleprotein can be performed.

Minimization is performed successively on subsets of, for example 100,of the randomly placed groups. After a certain number of step intervals,such as 1,000 intervals, the results can be examined to eliminate groupsconverging to the same minimum. This process is repeated untilminimization is complete (e.g. RMS gradient of 0.01 kcal/mole/C). Thusthe resulting energy minimized set of molecules comprises what amountsto a set of disconnected fragments in three dimensions representingpotential pharmacophores.

The next step then is to connect the pharmacophoric pieces with spacersassembled from small chemical entities (atoms, chains, or ringmoieties). In a preferred embodiment, each of the disconnected can belinked in space to generate a single molecule using such computerprograms as, for example, NEWLEAD (Tschinke et al. (1993) J Med Chem 36:3863,3870). The procedure adopted by NEWLEAD executes the followingsequence of commands (1) connect two isolated moieties, (2) retain theintermediate solutions for further processing, (3) repeat the abovesteps for each of the intermediate solutions until no disconnected unitsare found, and (4) output the final solutions, each of which is singlemolecule. Such a program can use for example, three types of spacers:library spacers, single-atom spacers, and fuse-ring spacers. The libraryspacers are optimized structures of small molecules such as ethylene,benzene and methylamide. The output produced by programs such as NEWLEADconsist of a set of molecules containing the original fragments nowconnected by spacers. The atoms belonging to the input fragmentsmaintain their original orientations in space. The molecules arechemically plausible because of the simple makeup of the spacers andfunctional groups, and energetically acceptable because of the rejectionof solutions with van-der Waals radii violations.

A screening method of the present invention may comprise the followingsteps:

-   -   (i) generating a computer model of a binding pocket using a        crystal according to the invention;    -   (ii) docking a computer representation of a test compound with        the computer model;    -   (iii) analysing the fit of the compound in the binding pocket.

In an aspect of the invention, a method is provided comprising thefollowing steps:

-   -   (a) docking a computer representation of a structure of a test        compound into a computer representation of a binding pocket of a        polo domain in accordance with the invention using a computer        program, or by interactively moving the representation of the        test compound into the representation of the binding pocket;    -   (b) characterizing the geometry and the complementary        interactions formed between the atoms of the binding pocket and        the compound; optionally    -   (c) searching libraries for molecular fragments which can fit        into the empty space between the compound and the binding pocket        and can be linked to the compound; and    -   (d) linking the fragments found in (c) to the compound and        evaluating the new modified compound.

In an embodiment of the invention, a method is provided which comprisesthe following steps:

-   -   (a) docking a computer representation of a test compound from a        computer data base with a computer representation of a selected        binding pocket on a polo domain defined in accordance with the        invention to define a complex;    -   (b) determining a conformation of the complex with a favorable        fit and favourable complementary interactions; and    -   (c) identifying test compounds that best fit the selected        binding pocket as potential modulators of the polo domain.

The method may be applied to a plurality of test compounds, to identifythose that best fit the selected site.

The model used in the screening method may comprise a binding pocketeither alone or in association with one or more ligands and/orcofactors. For example, the model may comprise the binding pocket inassociation with a nucleotide (or analogue thereof), a substrate (oranalogue thereof), and/or modulator.

If the model comprises an unassociated binding pocket, then the selectedsite under investigation may be the binding pocket itself. The testcompound may, for example, mimic a known ligand (e.g. substrate) for apolo family kinase in order to interact with the binding pocket. Theselected site may alternatively be another site on the polo domain orpolo family kinase.

If the model comprises an associated binding pocket, for example abinding pocket in association with a ligand, the selected site may bethe binding pocket or a site made up of the binding pocket and thecomplexed ligand, or a site on the ligand itself. The test compound maybe investigated for its capacity to modulate the interaction with theassociated molecule.

A test compound (or plurality of test compounds) may be selected on thebasis of their similarity to a known ligand for a polo domain, inparticular a Sak or Plk1 polo domain. For example, the screening methodmay comprise the following steps:

-   -   (i) generating a computer model of a binding pocket in complex        with a ligand;    -   (ii) searching for a test compound with a similar three        dimensional structure and/or similar chemical groups; and    -   (iii) evaluating the fit of the test compound in the binding        pocket.

Searching may be carried out using a database of computerrepresentations of potential compounds, using methods known in the art.

The present invention also provides a method for designing a ligand fora polo domain. It is well known in the art to use a screening method asdescribed above to identify a test compound with promising fit, but thento use this test compound as a starting point to design a ligand withimproved fit to the model. Such techniques are known as “structure-basedligand design” (See Kuntz et al., 1994, Acc. Chem. Res. 27:117; Guida,1994, Current Opinion in Struc. Biol. 4: 777; and Colman, 1994, CurrentOpinion in Struc. Biol. 4: 868, for reviews of structure-based drugdesign and identification;and Kuntz et al 1982, J. Mol. Biol. 162:269;Kuntz et al., 1994, Acc. Chem. Res. 27: 117; Meng et al., 1992, J.Compt. Chem. 13: 505; Bohm, 1994, J. Comp. Aided Molec. Design 8: 623for methods of structure-based modulator design).

Examples of computer programs that may be used for structure-basedligand design are CAVEAT (Bartlett et al., 1989, in “Chemical andBiological Problems in Molecular Recognition”, Roberts, S. M. Ley, S.V.; Campbell, N. M. eds; Royal Society of Chemistry: Cambridge, pp182-196); FLOG (Miller et al., 1994, J. Comp. Aided Molec. Design8:153); PRO Modulator (Clark et al., 1995 J. Comp. Aided Molec. Design9:13); MCSS (Miranker and Karplus, 1991, Proteins: Structure, Fuction,and Genetics 8:195);,and, GRID (Goodford, 1985, J. Med. Chem. 28:849).

The method may comprise the following steps:

-   -   (i) docking a model of a test compound with a model of a binding        pocket;    -   (ii) identifying one or more groups on the test compound which        may be modified to improve their fit in the binding pocket;    -   (iii) replacing one or more identified groups to produce a        modified test compound model; and    -   (iv) docking the modified test compound model with the model of        the binding pocket.

Evaluation of fit may comprise the following steps:

-   -   (a) mapping chemical features of a test compound such as by        hydrogen bond donors or acceptors, hydrophobic/lipophilic sites,        positively ionizable sites, or negatively ionizable sites; and    -   (b) adding geometric constraints to selected mapped features.

The fit of the modified test compound may then be evaluated using thesame criteria.

The chemical modification of a group may either enhance or reducehydrogen bonding interaction, charge interaction, hydrophobicinteraction, Van Der Waals interaction or dipole interaction between thetest compound and the key amino acid residue(s) of the binding pocket.Preferably the group modifications involve the addition, removal, orreplacement of substituents onto the test compound such that thesubstituents are positioned to collide or to bind preferentially withone or more amino acid residues that correspond to the key amino acidresidues of the binding pocket.

If a modified test compound model has an improved fit, then it may bindto a binding pocket and be considered to be a “ligand”. Rationalmodification of groups may be made with the aid of libraries ofmolecular fragments which may be screened for their capacity to fit intothe available space and to interact with the appropriate atoms.Databases of computer representations of libraries of chemical groupsare available commercially, for this purpose.

The test compound may also be modified “in situ” (i.e. once docked intothe potential binding pocket), enabling immediate evaluation of theeffect of replacing selected groups. The computer representation of thetest compound may be modified by deleting a chemical group or groups, orby adding a chemical group or groups. After each modification to acompound, the atoms of the modified compound and potential bindingpocket can be shifted in conformation and the distance between themodulator and the binding pocket atoms may be scored on the basis ofgeometric fit and favourable complementary interactions between themolecules. This technique is described in detail in MolecularSimulations User Manual, 1995 II LUDI.

Examples of ligand building and/or searching computer include programsin the Molecular Simulations Package (Catalyst), ISIS/HOST, ISIS/BASE,and ISIS/DRAW (Molecular Designs Limited), and UNITY (TriposAssociates).

The “starting point” for rational ligand design may be a known ligandfor a polo domain. For example, in order to identify potentialmodulators of a polo domain or polo family kinase, in particular Sak orPlk, a logical approach would be to start with a known ligand to producea molecule which mimics the binding of the ligand. Such a molecule may,for example, act as a competitive inhibitor for the true ligand, or maybind so strongly that the interaction (and inhibition) is effectivelyirreversible.

Such a method may comprise the following steps:

-   -   (i) generating a computer model of a binding pocket in complex        with a ligand;    -   (ii) replacing one or more groups on the ligand model to produce        a modified ligand; and    -   (iii) evaluating the fit of the modified ligand in the binding        pocket.

The replacement groups could be selected and replaced using a compoundconstruction program which replaces computer representations of chemicalgroups with groups from a computer database, where the representationsof the compounds are defined by structural coordinates.

In an embodiment, a screening method is provided for identifying aligand of a polo domain, in particular a Sak or Plk polo domain,comprising the step of using the structural coordinates of a substrateor component thereof, defined in relation to its spatial associationwith a binding pocket of the invention, to generate a compound that iscapable of associating with the binding pocket.

Screening methods of the present invention may be used to identifycompounds or entities that associate with a molecule that associateswith a polo domain, in particular a Sak or Plk polo domain.

Test compounds and ligands which are identified using a crystal or modelof the present invention can be screened in assays such as those wellknown in the art. Screening may be for example in vitro, in cellculture, and/or in vivo. Biological screening assays preferably centreon activity-based response models, binding assays (which measure howwell a compound binds to a domain), and bacterial, yeast, and animalcell lines (which measure the biological effect of a compound in acell). The assays may be automated for high throughput screening inwhich large numbers of compounds can be tested to identify compoundswith the desired activity. The biological assay may also be an assay forthe binding activity of a compound that selectively binds to the bindingpocket compared to other proteins.

Ligands/Compounds Identified by Screening Methods

The present invention provides a ligand or compound identified by ascreening method of the present invention. A ligand or compound may havebeen designed rationally by using a model according to the presentinvention. A ligand or compound identified using the screening methodsof the invention specifically associate with a target compound, or partthereof (e.g. a binding pocket). In the present invention the targetcompound may be the polo family kinase (e.g. Sak or Plk1) or partthereof (polo domain), or a molecule that is capable of associating withthe polo family kinase or polo domain (e.g. substrate).

A ligand or compound identified using a screening method of theinvention may act as a “modulator”, i.e. a compound which affects theactivity of a polo family kinase, in particular Sak or Plk1. A modulatormay reduce, enhance or alter the biological function of a polo familykinase in particular Sak or Plk1. For example a modulator may modulatethe capacity of the enzyme to phosphorylate. An alteration in biologicalfunction may be characterised by a change in specificity. In order toexert its function, the modulator commonly binds to a binding pocket.

A “modulator” which is capable of reducing the biological function ofthe enzyme may also be known as an inhibitor. Preferably an inhibitorreduces or blocks the capacity of the enzyme to phosphorylate. Theinhibitor may mimic the binding of a substrate, for example, it may be asubstrate analogue. A substrate analogue may be designed by consideringthe interactions between the substrate and a polo domain (for example byusing information derivable from the crystal of the invention) andspecifically altering one or more groups (as described above).

The present invention also provides a method for modulating the activityof a polo family kinase, in particular Sak or Plk1, using a modulatoraccording to the present invention. It would be possible to monitoractivity following such treatment by a number of methods known in theart.

A modulator may be an agonist, partial agonist, partial inverse agonistor antagonist of a polo family kinase.

As used herein, the term “agonist” means any ligand, which is capable ofbinding to a binding pocket and which is capable of increasing aproportion of the protein that is in an active form, resulting in anincreased biological response. The term includes partial agonists andinverse agonists.

As used herein, the term “partial agonist” means an agonist that isunable to evoke the maximal response of a biological system, even at aconcentration sufficient to saturate the specific proteins.

As used herein, the term “partial inverse agonist” is an inverse agonistthat evokes a submaximal response to a biological system, even at aconcentration sufficient to saturate the specific proteins. At highconcentrations, it will diminish the actions of a full inverse agonist.

As used herein, the term “antagonist” means any agent that reduces theaction of another agent, such as an agonist. The antagonist may act atthe same site as the agonist (competitive antagonism). The antagonisticaction may result from a combination of the substance being antagonised(chemical antagonism) or the production of an opposite effect through adifferent protein (functional antagonism or physiological antagonism) oras a consequence of competition for the binding site of an intermediatethat links enzyme activation to the effect observed (indirectantagonism).

As used herein, the term “competitive antagonism” refers to thecompetition between an agonist and an antagonist for a protein thatoccurs when the binding of agonist and antagonist becomes mutuallyexclusive. This may be because the agonist and antagonist compete forthe same binding sites or combine with adjacent but overlapping sites. Athird possibility is that different sites are involved but that theyinfluence the protein macromolecules in such a way that agonist andantagonist molecules cannot be bound at the same time. If the agonistand antagonist form only short lived combinations with the protein sothat equilibrium between agonist, antagonist and protein is reachedduring the presence of the agonist, the antagonism will be surmountableover a wide range of concentrations. In contrast, some antagonists, whenin close enough proximity to their binding site, may form a stablecovalent bond with it and the antagonism becomes insurmountable when nospare proteins remain.

As mentioned above, an identified ligand or compound may act as a ligandmodel (for example, a template) for the development of other compounds.A modulator may be a mimetic of a ligand.

Like the test compound (see above) a modulator may be one or a varietyof different sorts of molecule.(See examples herein.) A modulator may bean endogenous physiological compound, or it may be a natural orsynthetic compound. The modulators of the present invention may benatural or synthetic. The term “modulator” also refers to a chemicallymodified ligand or compound.

The technique suitable for preparing a modulator will depend on itschemical nature. For example, peptides can be synthesized by solid phasetechniques (Roberge J Y et al (1995) Science 269: 202-204) and automatedsynthesis may be achieved, for example, using the ABI 43 1 A PeptideSynthesizer (Perkin Elmer) in accordance with the instructions providedby the manufacturer. Once cleaved from the resin, the peptide may bepurified by preparative high performance liquid chromatography (e.g.,Creighton (1983) Proteins Structures and Molecular Principles, WHFreeman and Co, New York N.Y.). The composition of the syntheticpeptides may be confirmed by amino acid analysis or sequencing (e.g.,the Edman degradation procedure; Creighton, supra).

Organic compounds may be prepared by organic synthetic methods describedin references such as March, 1994, Advanced Organic Chemistry:Reactions, Mechanisms, and Structure, New York, McGraw Hill.

The invention also relates to classes of modulators of polo familykinases based on the structure and shape of a substrate or componentthereof, defined in relation to the substrate's spatial association witha crystal structure of the invention or part thereof.

The invention contemplates all optical isomers and racemic forms of themodulators of the invention.

Compositions

The present invention also provides the use of a modulator according tothe invention, in the manufacture of a medicament to treat and/orprevent a disease in a mammalian patient. There is also provided apharmaceutical composition comprising such a modulator and a method oftreating and/or preventing a disease comprising the step ofadministering such a modulator or composition to a mammalian patient.

The pharmaceutical compositions may be for human or animal usage inhuman and veterinary medicine and will typically comprise apharmaceutically acceptable carrier, diluent, excipient, adjuvant orcombination thereof.

Acceptable carriers or diluents for therapeutic use are well known inthe pharmaceutical art, and are described, for example, in Remington'sPharmaceutical Sciences, Mack Publishing Co. (A. R. Gennaro edit. 1985).The choice of pharmaceutical carrier, excipient or diluent can beselected with regard to the intended route of administration andstandard pharmaceutical practice. The pharmaceutical compositions mayalso comprise suitable binder(s), lubricant(s), suspending agent(s),coating agent(s), solubilising agent(s).

Preservatives, stabilizers, dyes and even flavouring agents may beprovided in the pharmaceutical composition. Examples of preservativesinclude sodium benzoate, sorbic acid and esters of p-hydroxybenzoicacid. Antioxidants and suspending agents may be also used.

The routes for administration (delivery) include, but are not limitedto, one or more of: oral (e.g. as a tablet, capsule, or as an ingestablesolution), topical, mucosal (e.g. as a nasal spray or aerosol forinhalation), nasal, parenteral (e.g. by an injectable form),gastrointestinal, intraspinal, intraperitoneal, intramuscular,intravenous, intrauterine, intraocular, intradermal, intracranial,intratracheal, intravaginal, intracerebroventricular, intracerebral,subcutaneous, ophthalmic (including intravitreal or intracameral),transdermal, rectal, buccal, vaginal, epidural, sublingual.

Where the pharmaceutical composition is to be delivered mucosallythrough the gastrointestinal mucosa, it should be able to remain stableduring transit though the gastrointestinal tract; for example, it shouldbe resistant to proteolytic degradation, stable at acid pH and resistantto the detergent effects of bile.

Where appropriate, the pharmaceutical compositions can be administeredby inhalation, in the form of a suppository or pessary, topically in theform of a lotion, gel, hydrogel, solution, cream, ointment or dustingpowder, by use of a skin patch, orally in the form of tablets containingexcipients such as starch or lactose or chalk, or in capsules or ovuleseither alone or in admixture with excipients, or in the form of elixirs,solutions or suspensions containing flavouring or colouring agents, orthey can be injected parenterally, for example, intravenously,intramuscularly or subcutaneously. For parenteral administration, thecompositions may be best used in the form of a sterile aqueous solutionwhich may contain other substances, for example enough salts ormonosaccharides to make the solution isotonic with blood. The aqueoussolutions should be suitably buffered (preferably to a pH of from 3 to9), if necessary. The preparation of suitable parenteral formulationsunder sterile conditions is readily accomplished by standardpharmaceutical techniques well-known to those skilled in the art.

If the agent of the present invention is administered parenterally, thenexamples of such administration include one or more of: intravenously,intra-arterially, intraperitoneally, intrathecally, intraventricularly,intraurethrally, intrasternally, intracranially, intramuscularly orsubcutaneously administering the agent; and/or by using infusiontechniques.

For buccal or sublingual administration the compositions may beadministered in the form of tablets or lozenges which can be formulatedin a conventional manner.

The tablets may contain excipients such as microcrystalline cellulose,lactose, sodium citrate, calcium carbonate, dibasic calcium phosphateand glycine, disintegrants such as starch (preferably corn, potato ortapioca starch), sodium starch glycollate, croscarmellose sodium andcertain complex silicates, and granulation binders such aspolyvinylpyrrolidone, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC),hydroxypropylcellulose (HPC), sucrose, gelatin and acacia. Additionally,lubricating agents such as magnesium stearate, stearic acid, glycerylbehenate and talc may be included.

Solid compositions of a similar type may also be employed as fillers ingelatin capsules. Preferred excipients in this regard include lactose,starch, cellulose, milk sugar or high molecular weight polyethyleneglycols. For aqueous suspensions and/or elixirs, the agent may becombined with various sweetening or flavouring agents, colouring matteror dyes, with emulsifying and/or suspending agents and with diluentssuch as water, ethanol, propylene glycol and glycerin, and combinationsthereof.

As indicated, the therapeutic agent (e.g. modulator) of the presentinvention can be administered intranasally or by inhalation and isconveniently delivered in the form of a dry powder inhaler or an aerosolspray presentation from a pressurised container, pump, spray ornebuliser with the use of a suitable propellant, e.g.dichlorodifluoromethane, trichlorofluoromethane,dichlorotetrafluoroethane, a hydrofluoroalkane such as1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFA 134A™) or1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane (HFA 227EA™), carbon dioxide or othersuitable gas. In the case of a pressurised aerosol, the dosage unit maybe determined by providing a valve to deliver a metered amount. Thepressurised container, pump, spray or nebuliser may contain a solutionor suspension of the active compound, e.g. using a mixture of ethanoland the propellant as the solvent, which may additionally contain alubricant, e.g. sorbitan trioleate. Capsules and cartridges (made, forexample, from gelatin) for use in an inhaler or insufflator may beformulated to contain a powder mix of the agent and a suitable powderbase such as lactose or starch.

Therapeutic administration of polypeptide modulators may also beaccomplished using gene therapy. A nucleic acid including a promoteroperatively linked to a heterologous polypeptide may be used to producehigh-level expression of the polypeptide in cells transfected with thenucleic acid. DNA or isolated nucleic acids may be introduced into cellsof a subject by conventional nucleic acid delivery systems. Suitabledelivery systems include liposomes, naked DNA, and receptor-mediateddelivery systems, and viral vectors such as retroviruses, herpesviruses, and adenoviruses.

The invention further provides a method of treating a mammal, the methodcomprising administering to a mammal a modulator or pharmaceuticalcomposition of the present invention.

Typically, a physician will determine the actual dosage which will bemost suitable for an individual subject and it will vary with the age,weight and response of the particular patient and severity of thecondition. The dosages below are exemplary of the average case. Therecan, of course, be individual instances where higher or lower dosageranges are merited.

The specific dose level and frequency of dosage for any particularpatient may be varied and will depend upon a variety of factorsincluding the activity of the specific compound employed, the metabolicstability and length of action of that compound, the age, body weight,general health, sex, diet, mode and time of administration, rate ofexcretion, drug combination, the severity of the particular condition,and the individual undergoing therapy. By way of example, thepharmaceutical composition of the present invention may be administeredin accordance with a regimen of 1 to 10 times per day, such as once ortwice per day.

For oral and parenteral administration to human patients, the dailydosage level of the agent may be in single or divided doses.

Applications

The modulators and compositions of the invention may be useful intreating, inhibiting, or preventing diseases modulated by polo familykinases. They may be used to treat, inhibit, or prevent proliferativediseases. The modulators may be used to stimulate or inhibit cellproliferation.

Accordingly, modulators of the invention may be useful in the preventionand treatment of conditions including but not limited tolymphoproliferative conditions, malignant and pre-malignant conditions,arthritis, inflammation, and autoimmune disorders. Malignant andpre-malignant conditions may include solid tumors, B cell lymphomas,chronic lymphocytic leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, prostatehypertrophy, Hirschsprung disease, glioblastoma, breast and ovariancancer, adenocarcinoma of the salivary gland, premyelocytic leukemia,prostate cancer, multiple endocrine neoplasia type IIA and IIB,medullary thyroid carcinoma, papillary carcinoma, papillary renalcarcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, gastrointestinal stromal tumors,sporadic mastocytosis, acute myeloid leukemia, large cell lymphoma orAlk lymphoma, chronic myeloid leukemia, hematological/solid tumors,papillary thyroid carcinoma, stem cell leukemia/lymphoma syndrome, acuremyelogenous leukemia, osteosarcoma, multiple myeloma, preneoplasticliver foci, and resistance to chemotherapy. Diseases associated withincreased cell survival, or the inhibition of apoptosis, include cancers(e.g. follicular lymphomas, carcinomas with p53 mutations,hormone-dependent tumors such as breast cancer, prostate cancer,Kaposi's sarcoma and ovarian cancer); autoimmune disorders (such aslupus erythematosus and immune-related glomerulonephritis rheumatoidarthritis) and viral infections (such as herpes viruses, pox viruses,and adenoviruses); inflammation, graft vs. host disease, acute graftrejection and chronic graft rejection.

Modulators that stimulate cell proliferation may be useful in thetreatment of conditions involving damaged cells including conditions inwhich degeneration of tissue occurs such as arthropathy, boneresorption, inflammatory disease, degenerative disorders of the centralnervous system, and for promoting wound healing.

The invention will now be illustrated by the following non-limitingexamples:

EXAMPLES Example 1

The following methods were used in the investigation described in theexample: Protein expression, mutagenesis and purification: The polodomain of Sak (residues 839 to 925) which was delimited by proteolysisand mass spectrometry, was expressed in E. coli as a GST-fusion proteinusing the pGEX-2T vector (Pharmacia). The QuikChange™ kit (Stratagene)was used to generate the double site-directed mutant C909L/V874M toimprove long-term protein stability and for phasing purposes. Proteinwas purified by affinity chromatography using glutathione-sepharose(Pharmacia). Bound protein was eluted by cleavage with thrombin (Sigma).Eluate was applied to a HiQ ion-exchange column under low saltconditions. The flow-through containing the polo domain was concentratedto approximately 1 mM and then applied to a Superdex 75 gel filtrationcolumn (Pharmacia) for final purification and characterization by staticlight scattering as described by Luo et al.[35].

Crystallization and data collection: Hanging drops containing 1 μl of 50mg ml⁻¹ native or mutant protein in 20 mM Hepes pH 8.0, 5 mMdithiothreitol (DTT), were mixed with equal volumes of reservoir buffercontaining 100 mM Tris pH 7.0, 32.5% (v/v) Jeffamine M-600 (Hampton),and 200 mM MgCl₂. Hexagonal-like crystals of approximate dimensions0.10×0.10×0.03 mm were obtained overnight for both native and mutantproteins. The asymmetric unit of the crystals consist of twopolypeptides forming an interdigitated dimer. The crystals belong to thespace group P3₂12, (a=b 32 51.782 Å, c=146.941 Å).

MAD diffraction data was collected on frozen crystals at the StructuralBiology Center 19-BM and BIOCARS 14-BMC at the Advanced Photon Source atArgonne National Laboratory. Data processing and reduction was carriedout using HKL 2000 [36]. Heavy atom sites were identified using CNS [37]and phasing, density modification, and experimental electron density mapcalculation was performed using SHARP³ [38].

Model building and Refinement: Model building was performed using O[39]. A starting model comprised of approximately 85% of the polypeptidesequence was refined using CNS [37]. Bulk solvent correction was appliedduring refinement and simulated annealing protocols were employed. Theremaining structure was built into 2|F_(o)-F_(c)| electron density mapsgenerated with CNS. The final refinement statistics are shown inTable 1. The first and last 6 residues of the polo domain fragment aredisordered (residues 839 to 844 and residues 920 to 925) and have notbeen modeled. Analysis by PROCHECK [40] indicated that no amino acidresidues occupy disallowed regions of the Ramachandran plot and 94%occupy the most favored regions.

Sak protein localization: Full length Sak (residues 1-925), Sak_(Δpb)(residues 1-823), Sak₂₄₁ (residues 596-836), Sak_(Δ(pb+241)) (residues1-595), and Sak_(pb) (residues 824-925) were fused to enhanced greenfluorescent protein (EGFP) in the vector pEGFP-Cl (Clontech). NIH 3T3murine fibroblast cells were maintained in DMEM containing 10% FBS. Fortransient gene expression, cells at 20-30% confluence on glass coverslips were transiently transfected with pEGFP-Sak, pEGFP-Sak_(Δpb),pEGFP-Sak_(Δ(pb+241)), Sak₂₄₁, pEGFP-Sak_(pb), or pEGFP-Cl withEffectene™ (Qiagen). Cells were released from 48 h of serum starvationby addition of fresh media containing 10% FBS and fixed at intervals asthey proceeded through the cell cycle. Cells were processed by rinsingtwice in PBS, fixed with 3.7% para-formaldehyde in PBS for 12 min, andpermeabilized for 5 min in PBS 0.5% Triton X-100. Actin microfilamentswere stained with a 1:100 dilution of TRITC-phalloidin (Sigma) in PBS.γ-tubulil was stained with a 1:200 dilution of anti-γ-tubulin antibody(Sigma) in Tris/Saline 0.1% Tween20 at 20° C. for 40 min. Cells werewashed three times in Tris/Saline+0.1% Tween20 and incubated in a 1:500dilution of rhodamine-conjugated goat anti-mouse antibody (Pierce) for40 min. Nuclei were stained with Hoechst 33258 (Molecular Probes) in PBSfor 1 min. Images were obtained using an Olympus IX-70 invertedmicroscope equipped with a Princeton CCD camera and DeltavisionDeconvolution microscopy software (Applied Precision).

Quantification of EGFP fusion proteins exhibiting centrosomallocalization was performed by counting three independent populations of100 cells. Because of the inability to generate large populations ofcells undergoing cytokinesis, the quantification of EGFP fusion proteinlocalization to the cleavage furrow was not scored. The Sak_(Δpd)construct (residues 1-823) fused to EGFP differed from the FLAG- andMyc-tagged Sak_(Δpd) construct (residues 1-836) prepared forcoimmunprecipitation studies by a deletion of 13 amino acid residuesfrom the C-terminus. The Sak_(pd) construct (residues 824-925) fused toEGFP differs from the FLAG- and Myc-tagged Sak_(pd) (residues 819-925)prepared for coimmunoprecipitation studies by the deletion of 5 aminoacid residues at the N-terminus.

Immmunoprecipitation: NIH 3T3 murine fibroblast cells were maintained inDMEM containing 10% FBS. For transient gene expression, cells at 30-40%confluence were tranlsfected using Effectene™ (Qiagen). After 24 h posttransfection cells were lysed in 50 mM Tris pH 7.5, 100 mM NaCl, 1 mMEDTA, 0.5% Triton-X 100. Immunoprecipitations were performed usinganti-FLAG antibody (Sigma) and Protein G Sepharose (Pharmacia) accordingto product specifications. The Protein G sepharose matrix was washedthree times with lysis buffer. Western blots were performed using a1:200 dilution of anti-Myc antibody (Santa Cruz Biotech) or a 1:4000dilution of anti-FLAG antibody (Sigma).

Coordinates

The Sak polo domain coordinates are in Table 2.

Results and Discussison

A protein fragment encompassing the polo box motif of Sak (residues 839to 925) was expressed and characterized. Using limited proteolysis andmass spectrometry, it was found that the polo box motif comprises anautonomously folding unit, which is designated the polo domain, thatbehaves as a dimer in solution as indicated by size exclusionchromatography and static light scattering analysis (SLS molecularweight=22.6±0.9 kDa versus predicted monomer molecular weight=10.8 kDa).The domain was crystallized and its structure determined using theselenomethione-multiple anomalous dispersion (SeMet MAD) method.Structure determination and crystallographic refinement statistics areprovided in Table 1. A comprehensive structure based sequence alignmentof the polo domain is shown in FIG. 1. Ribbons and molecular surfacerepresentations of the polo domain structure and a stereo view ofrepresentative electron density of the MAD experimental map are shown inFIG. 2.

Structure Description

The crystal structure of the polo domain of Sak is dimeric, consistingof two α-helices and two six-stranded β-sheets (FIG. 2A, FIG. 2B).Analysis by VAST [18] identifies this structure as a novel protein fold.The topology of one polypeptide subunit of the dimer consists of, fromits N- to C-terminus, an extended strand segment (Ex1), five β-strands(β1-β5) one α-helix (αA)₁ and a C-terminal β-strand (β6). β-strands 6,1, 2, and 3 from one subunit form a contiguous anti parallel β-sheetwith β-strands 4 and 5 from the second subunit. The two {overscore(β)}-sheets pack with a crossing angle of 110°, orienting thehydrophobic surfaces inward and the hydrophilic surfaces outward. HelixαA, which is colinear with β strand 6 of the same polypeptide, buries alarge portion of the non-overlapping hydrophobic β-sheet surfaces.Interactions involving helices αA comprise a majority of the hydrophobiccore structure and also the dimer interface. The total surface areaburied by dimer formation is 2448 Å². Overall, the dimeric structure isclam like (60 Å×44 Å×22 Å), hinged at one end through the seamlessassociation of β-strand 3 from each subunit (FIG. 2B). Extending inwardsfrom the mouth of the structure is a deep cavity of approximatedimensions 17 Å×8 Å×12 Å (FIG. 2A, FIG. 2B). The entry to this cavity isdivided in two by the contact of the Trp 853 side chains on β-strand 1from each polypeptide of the dimer. Strands Ex1 from each polypeptidedesignate the proximal ends of the cleft (FIG. 2B).

Residues of Sak that compose much of the polo domain hydrophobic coreare highly conserved across the Plks (FIG. 1). Mutation of onehydrophobic core position, Leu 427 to Ala in Plk1 (equivalent to Leu 857in Sak), disrupts the ability of Plk1 to complement the cdc5-1temperature-sensitive mitotic arrest phenotype in yeast [13]. Thismutation may disrupt the overall polo domain fold. A large proportion ofthe conserved hydrophobic core residues (13 out of 19) also participatein dimer formation. Only two charged residues, equivalent to Asp 868 andLys 906 in Sak, are conserved among most polo domains and these residuesparticipate in dimerization through a 2.6 Å intermolecular salt bridgein the crystal structure (FIG. 2A, FIG. 2B). Together, theseobservations indicate that the dimeric fold revealed by the crystalstructure may be a functionally relevant conformation accessible by allpolo domains.

The presence of two polo domains in all Plks other than the Sakorthologs raises an interesting possibility for an intramolecular modeof polo domain dimerization. In support of this possibility is acovariance in primary structure across paired polo domains involving theconserved salt bridge (Asp 868 and Lys 906) and a dimer interfaceresidue equivalent to Val 846 in Sak (FIG. 2A, FIG. 2B). Val 846, whichlies in close proximity to the conserved salt bridge, is substitutedwith aspartic acid in the first, but not the second, polo domain of thePlks. This hydrophobic-to-charged amino acid substitution appears to becompensated by the substitution of Lys 906 with Arg (K906R) in thesecond polo domain. Modeling studies suggest that this concertedsubstitution would allow for the formation of a bidentate saltinteraction between the arginine and two aspartic acid residues,facilitated by the increased hydrogen bonding capacity of the arginineguanidinium group (FIG. 2A, inset). In further support of thepossibility for an intramolecular mode of dimerization, the linkerregion between tandem polo domains is sufficiently long (21 to 37 aminoacids) in all Plks to bridge the 36 Å distance separating the amino andcarboxy termini of opposing dimer chains in the polo domain crystalstructure.

While less conserved than the hydrophobic core and dimer interfacestructure, the interfacial cleft and pocket display propertiessuggestive of a functionally important surface. Of the 19 conservedhydrophobic positions in the polo domain alignment, 9 contribute sidechains to the outer cleft and inner pocket (FIG. 1). Modeling of thepolo domain sequences of Fnk/Prk, Snk, and Plk1 to form anintramolecular dimer, shows that the approximate dimensions andhydrophobic character of the pocket and cleft region are also generallypreserved. Polo domain mutations in Plk1 and Cdc5 that disruptlocalization or the ability to complement the cdc5-1 temperaturesensitive mutation in yeast map mostly to the interfacial cleft region[13, 15]. These include the mutations W414F and V415A in Plk1 or W517Fand V518A in Cdc5 (equivalent to Lys 844 and Ser 845 in Sak) whichlocate within or just precede strand Ex I at the proximal ends of thecleft. Indeed, the cdc5-1 temperature-sensitive mutation itself (P511L)maps to the region proceeding strand Ex1 and a third mutation in Plk1,N437D (equivalent to Asn 867 in the β2-β3 linker of Sak), is positionedto influence the conformation of strand Ex1. In the Sak polo domainstructure, Asn 867 forms intramolecular hydrogen bonds with backboneamino and carbonyl groups of the Ex1 strand residues Phe 847 and Ser845. These observations suggest that the interfacial cleft and pocketregion is functionally important, possibly composing a ligand-bindingsite.

Polo Domain Self-Association in vivo

To investigate the ability of the polo domain of Sak to dimerize in vivodifferentially tagged mammalian expression constructs were generated andtested for sell-association in vivo using a coimmunoprecipitation assay.As shown in FIG. 3A, the Myc-tagged polo domain of Sak (Sak_(pd)) wascoimmunoprecipitated with a FLAG-tagged polo domain when both constructswere transfected into NIH 3T3 cells. This confirms the potential of theisolated domain to self-associate in vivo. To determine whetherfull-length Sak can self-associate and whether self-association is polodomain-dependent, immunoprecipitations were performed with similarlytagged expression constructs (FIG. 3B). As shown in FIG. 3C,immunoprecipitation of FLAG-tagged, full-length Sak yielded Myc-taggedSak, confirming the self-association of full-length Sak in vivo (lane6). However, deletion of the polo domain (Sak_(Δpd)) did not abolishthis association (lane 7) while a more extensive C-terminal deletion,Sak_(Δ(pd+241)), (lane 8) did. Further analysis revealed that the 241amino acid region N-terminal to the polo domain, Sak₂₄₁, was sufficientfor self-association (lane 10) and was also able to associate withregions N-terminal (lane 9) but not C-terminal (lane 11) to itself. ABLAST [19] analysis of the primary structure of Sak₂₄₁ reveals highsequence conservation amongst Sak orthologs but not other Plk familymembers, and analysis with SMART [20] and PROSITE [21] reveals nosimilarity to known motifs or domains involved in protein-proteininteraction. Together these data suggest that the polo domain of Sak canself-associate in vivo but regions N-terminal to the polo domain canalso mediate the self-association of the full-length molecule.

Polo Domain Subcellular Localization

To investigate the role of the polo domain in the subcellularlocalization of Sak, enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) fusionconstructs of Sak, Sak_(Δpd), Sak_(Δ(pd+241)), Sak₂₄₁, and Sak_(pd) weretransiently transfected into NIH 3T3 cells and examined usingimmunofluorescence. EGFP-Sak colocalizes in cells with γ-tubulin andactin, which indicate the positions of centrosomes and the cleavagefurrow, respectively (FIG. 4A, panel i; FIG. 4C, panel i). Localizationto these structures has been demonstrated for full-length Plk 1, Cdc5,and Sak [9, 13, 15]. The experiments show that the isolated polo domainof Sak localizes to centrosomes and the cleavage furrow (FIG. 4A, paneliii; FIG. 4C, panel ii), which is consistent with previous observationsfor larger C-terminal protein fragments encompassing the polo domains ofCdc5 and Plk1 [15, 22]. Unexpectedly, deletion of the polo domain(Sak_(Δpd)) did not abolish the subcellular localization of Sak (FIG.4A, panel ii), although the larger of two C-terminal deletions,Sak_(Δ(pd+241)), did reduce the efficiency of localization tocentrosomes from 93% to 24% lo in comparison to full length Sak (FIG.4B). Sak₂₄, also localizes efficiently to centrosomes demonstrating thatresidues 596 to 836 of Sak are also sufficient for subcellularlocalization (FIG. 4B). These observations conflict with the results ofmutational studies of Plk1 and Cdc5 in yeast in which the polo domainsappear to be essential for localization [13, 15]. This discrepancy mayreflect the presence of a second localization domain unique to Sak oralternatively may reflect the ability of regions outside of the polodomain to promote an association with endogenous Sak in NIH 3T3 cells.

SUMMARY

The polo domain of Sak forms dimers both in vitro and in a crystalenvironment, can self-associate in vivo, and localizes to mitoticstructures. The conservation of the hydrophobic core and dimer interfaceresidues, the presence of two copies of the polo domain in most Plks,and the covariance across tandem polo domains in most Plks suggest thatthe ability to adopt a dimeric conformation may be a generalcharacteristic of all polo domains and that dimerization may occur in anintramolecular manner for some family members.

The deregulation of Plks alters mitotic checkpoints, chromosomestability and can lead to tumour development [27, 28]. Indeed, Plk1 isoverexpressed in many human tumours [29-32] and causes malignanttransformation when overexpressed in NIH 3T3 cells [33]. In addition,over expression of a kinase-deficient form of Plk1 results in celldeath, an apparent dominant-negative effect that is more pronounced intumor cells than non-transformed cells [34]. This identifies the Plks aspotential targets for cancer therapy. The requirement of the polo domainfor Plk family function and, in contrast to the catalytic domain, itsexclusive presence in this small family of proteins that regulatemitotic progression suggests that the polo domain itself may serve as agood target for intervention. Indeed, the large semi-enclosed cleft andpocket with its partial hydrophobic character appears well suited forthe design of small molecule inhibitors.

The present invention is not to be limited in scope by the specificembodiments described herein, since such embodiments are intended as butsingle illustrations of one aspect of the invention and any functionallyequivalent embodiments are within the scope of this invention. Indeed,various modifications of the invention in addition to those shown anddescribed herein will become apparent to those skilled in the art fromthe foregoing description and accompanying drawings. Such modificationsare intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims.

All publications, patents and patent applications referred to herein areincorporated by reference in their entirety to the same extent as ifeach individual publication, patent or patent application wasspecifically and individually indicated to be incorporated by referencein its entirety. All publications, patents and patent applicationsmentioned herein are incorporated herein by reference for the purpose ofdescribing and disclosing the cell lines, vectors, methodologies etc.which are reported therein which might be used in connection with theinvention. Nothing herein is to be construed as an admission that theinvention is not entitled to antedate such disclosure by virtue of priorinvention.

It must be noted that as used herein and in the appended claims, thesingular forms “a”, “an”, and “the” include plural reference unless thecontext clearly dictates otherwise. Thus, for example, reference to “ahost cell” includes a plurality of such host cells, reference to the“antibody” is a reference to one or more antibodies and equivalentsthereof known to those skilled in the art, and so forth. TABLE 1 Datacollection and refinement statistics Phasing Resolution ReflectionsCompleteness¹ R-sym^(1.2) Power³ λ(Å) (Å) Total/Unique Redundancy (%)I/σ¹ (%) (iso/ano) Inflection 0.9790 2.00 131753/15710 8.4 99.9(99.5)32.0(4.0) 6.2(33.1) 1.63/2.68 Peak 0.9788 2.00 135549/15708 8.6100.0(100.0) 34.5(5.0) 6.2(29.6)   −/2.84  Remote1 0.9640 2.00118899/15704 7.6 98.7(90.5) 23.7(2.1) 6.7(45.5) 1.43/2.04 Remote2 0.99402.00 122313/15672 7.8 99.8(98.8) 29.6(3.4) 5.6(37.2) 1.10/0.54Refinement Statistics: Resolution (Å) 50-2 Reflections: All data 15,511|F| > 2 σ 14,153 R-factor/R_(free) (%)⁴ All data 22.65/24.75 |F| > 2 σ21.85/24.16 Average B value (Å²) 28 R.m.s deviation Bond angles (°) 1.51Bond lengths (Å) 0.012 B-factor for main chain bonds (Å²) 1.65 Number ofAtoms Non-hydrogen protein 1,168 Water molecules 58

TABLE 2 REMARK coordinates from minimization and B-factor refinement ”REMARK refinement resolution: 500.0-2.0 A ” REMARK starting r = 0.2341free_r = 0.2471 ” REMARK final r = 0.2312 free_r = 0.2489 ” REMARK rmsdbonds = 0.011680 rmsd angles = 1.53873 REMARK B rmsd for bondedmainchain atoms = 1.546 target = 1.5 REMARK B rmsd for bonded sidechainatoms = 2.297 target = 2.0 REMARK B rmsd for angle mainchain atoms =2.242 target = 2.0 REMARK B rmsd for angle sidechain atoms = 3.450target = 2.5 REMARK target = mlf final wa = 2.67 REMARK final rweight =0.1829 (with wa = 2.67) REMARK md-method = torsion annealing schedule =slowcool REMARK starting temperature = 600 total md steps = 6 * 6 REMARKcycles = 2 coordinate steps = 20 B-factor steps = 10 REMARK sg = P3(2)12a = 51.782 b = 51.782 c = 146.941 alpha = 90 beta = 90 gamma = 120REMARK topology file 1: CNS_TOPPAR: protein.top REMARK topology file 2:CNS_TOPPAR: dna-rna.top REMARK topology file 3: CNS_TOPPAR: water.topREMARK topology file 4: CNS_TOPPAR: ion.top REMARK parameter file 1:CNS_TOPPAR: protein_rep.pararn REMARK parameter file 2: CNS_TOPPAR:dna-rna_rep.param REMARK parameter file 3: CNS_TOPPAR: water_rep.paramREMARK parameter file 4: CNS_TOPPAR: ion.param REMARK molecularstructure file: automatic REMARK input coordinates: refine28.pdb REMARKreflection file = peak1.cv REMARK ncs = none REMARK B-correctionresolution: 6.0-2.0 REMARK initial B-factor correction applied to fobs:REMARK B11 = −1.018 B22 = −1.018 B33 = 2.036 REMARK B12 = −3.420 B13 = 0.000 B23 = 0.000 REMARK B-factor correction applied to coordinatearray B: −1.378 REMARK bulk solvent: density level = 0.389731e/A{circumflex over ( )}3, B-factor = 59.3227 A{circumflex over ( )}2REMARK reflections with |Fobs|/sigma_F < 0.0 rejected REMARK reflectionswith |Fobs| > 10000 * rms(Fobs) rejected REMARK anomalous diffractiondata was input REMARK theoretical total number of refl. in resol. range:29811 (100.0%) REMARK number of unobserved reflections (no entry or |F|= 0): 537 (1.8%) REMARK number of reflections rejected: 0 (0.0%) REMARKtotal number of reflections used: 29274 (98.2%) REMARK number ofreflections in working set: 26435 (88.7%) REMARK number of reflectionsin test set: 2839 (9.5%) CRYST1 51.782 51.782 146.941 90.00 90.00 120.00P 32 1 2 REMARK FILENAME =“refine29.pdb″ REMARK DATE: 11-Jan-01 15:10:17created by user: leung REMARK VERSION: 1.0 ATOM 1 CB SER A 8 18.66118.360 26.264 1.00 48.49 A ATOM 2 OG SER A 8 19.163 19.370 27.127 1.0050.47 A ATOM 3 C SER A 8 16.981 16.981 27.538 1.00 45.01 A ATOM 4 O SERA 8 16.148 16.296 26.940 1.00 45.75 A ATOM 5 N SER A 8 18.698 15.87926.153 1.00 47.55 A ATOM 6 CA SER A 8 18.430 17.054 27.040 1.00 47.07 AATOM 7 N VAL A 9 16.678 17.677 28.629 1.00 41.83 A ATOM 8 CA VAL A 915.323 17.661 29.172 1.00 38.86 A ATOM 9 CB VAL A 9 15.355 17.713 30.7201.00 39.15 A ATOM 10 CG1 VAL A 9 16.094 18.970 31.181 1.00 40.82 A ATOM11 CG2 VAL A 9 13.937 17.705 31.280 1.00 39.80 A ATOM 12 C VAL A 914.511 18.853 28.641 1.00 36.67 A ATOM 13 O VAL A 9 15.001 19.985 28.5911.00 35.40 A ATOM 14 N PHE A 10 13.280 18.603 28.216 1.00 33.75 A ATOM15 CA PHE A 10 12.457 19.698 27.740 1.00 33.36 A ATOM 16 CB PHE A 1012.733 19.956 26.242 1.00 36.21 A ATOM 17 CG PHE A 10 12.536 18.75325.366 1.00 38.49 A ATOM 18 CD1 PHE A 10 11.284 18.460 24.834 1.00 39.36A ATOM 19 CD2 PHE A 10 13.590 17.888 25.105 1.00 40.33 A ATOM 20 CE1 PHEA 10 11.083 17.326 24.059 1.00 38.97 A ATOM 21 CE2 PHE A 10 13.39316.740 24.323 1.00 40.13 A ATOM 22 CZ PHE A 10 12.137 16.461 23.802 1.0039.15 A ATOM 23 C PHE A 10 10.992 19.393 28.002 1.00 31.66 A ATOM 24 OPHE A 10 10.615 18.234 28.224 1.00 29.02 A ATOM 25 N VAL A 11 10.17020.442 28.016 1.00 28.88 A ATOM 26 CA VAL A 11 8.731 20.291 28.239 1.0028.95 A ATOM 27 CB VAL A 11 8.050 21.686 28.417 1.00 29.73 A ATOM 28 CG1VAL A 11 6.538 21.516 28.643 1.00 29.60 A ATOM 29 CG2 VAL A 11 8.67822.417 29.601 1.00 27.93 A ATOM 30 C VAL A 11 8.109 19.572 27.041 1.0029.58 A ATOM 31 O VAL A 11 8.447 19.861 25.896 1.00 31.80 A ATOM 32 NLYS A 12 7.215 18.633 27.295 1.00 28.97 A ATOM 33 CA LYS A 12 6.56817.898 26.223 1.00 29.28 A ATOM 34 CB LYS A 12 6.699 16.405 26.485 1.0031.10 A ATOM 35 CG LYS A 12 5.974 15.520 25.517 1.00 34.59 A ATOM 36 CDLYS A 12 6.087 14.074 25.981 1.00 38.87 A ATOM 37 CE LYS A 12 5.48213.130 24.951 1.00 42.52 A ATOM 38 NZ LYS A 12 5.795 11.708 25.274 1.0045.41 A ATOM 39 C LYS A 12 5.076 18.286 26.153 1.00 28.89 A ATOM 40 OLYS A 12 4.551 18.561 25.062 1.00 28.53 A ATOM 41 N ASN A 13 4.40618.293 27.310 1.00 26.75 A ATOM 42 CA ASN A 13 2.983 18.663 27.398 1.0025.69 A ATOM 43 CB ASN A 13 2.066 17.447 27.594 1.00 25.72 A ATOM 44 CGASN A 13 2.329 16.336 26.595 1.00 28.05 A ATOM 45 OD1 ASN A 13 2.59116.596 25.416 1.00 28.45 A ATOM 46 ND2 ASN A 13 2.234 15.088 27.053 1.0026.70 A ATOM 47 C ASN A 13 2.798 19.568 28.603 1.00 26.66 A ATOM 48 OASN A 13 3.458 19.381 29.640 1.00 24.38 A ATOM 49 N VAL A 14 1.89120.544 28.471 1.00 27.40 A ATOM 50 CA VAL A 14 1.570 21.488 29.547 1.0027.04 A ATOM 51 CB VAL A 14 2.240 22.862 29.355 1.00 29.56 A ATOM 52 CG1VAL A 14 1.802 23.808 30.463 1.00 30.90 A ATOM 53 CG2 VAL A 14 3.72222.735 29.412 1.00 29.82 A ATOM 54 C VAL A 14 0.064 21.728 29.556 1.0027.95 A ATOM 55 O VAL A 14 −0.604 21.699 28.505 1.00 25.07 A ATOM 56 NGLY A 15 −0.476 21.964 30.743 1.00 27.09 A ATOM 57 CA GLY A 15 −1.89522.227 30.851 1.00 25.98 A ATOM 58 C GLY A 15 −2.156 23.066 32.083 1.0025.20 A ATOM 59 O GLY A 15 −1.290 23.206 32.957 1.00 23.65 A ATOM 60 NTRP A 16 −3.333 23.666 32.150 1.00 23.21 A ATOM 61 CA TRP A 16 −3.66724.451 33.319 1.00 22.53 A ATOM 62 CB TRP A 16 −3.016 25.848 33.284 1.0022.44 A ATOM 63 CG TRP A 16 −3.597 26.857 32.302 1.00 26.17 A ATOM 64CD2 TRP A 16 −2.857 27.662 31.373 1.00 27.23 A ATOM 65 CE2 TRP A 16−3.782 28.549 30.753 1.00 28.23 A ATOM 66 CE3 TRP A 16 −1.507 27.72031.000 1.00 29.82 A ATOM 67 CD1 TRP A 16 −4.908 27.275 32.206 1.00 25.56A ATOM 68 NE1 TRP A 16 −5.020 28.298 31.278 1.00 26.09 A ATOM 69 CZ2 TRPA 16 −3.380 29.490 29.788 1.00 30.09 A ATOM 70 CZ3 TRP A 16 −1.11228.666 30.033 1.00 30.90 A ATOM 71 CH2 TRP A 16 −2.047 29.531 29.4421.00 29.35 A ATOM 72 C TRP A 16 −5.153 24.578 33.418 1.00 21.37 A ATOM73 O TRP A 16 −5.898 24.354 32.437 1.00 19.90 A ATOM 74 N ALA A 17−5.607 24.930 34.614 1.00 21.50 A ATOM 75 CA ALA A 17 −7.029 25.12134.810 1.00 21.42 A ATOM 76 CB ALA A 17 −7.662 23.858 35.340 1.00 19.91A ATOM 77 C ALA A 17 −7.040 26.193 35.850 1.00 22.81 A ATOM 78 O ALA A17 −6.495 25.978 36.936 1.00 21.78 A ATOM 79 N THR A 18 −7.623 27.34935.519 1.00 21.72 A ATOM 80 CA THR A 18 −7.675 28.458 36.462 1.00 24.80A ATOM 81 CB THR A 18 −6.944 29.715 35.917 1.00 26.48 A ATOM 82 OG1 THRA 18 −7.603 30.182 34.731 1.00 25.58 A ATOM 83 CG2 THR A 18 −5.47429.377 35.563 1.00 27.63 A ATOM 84 C THR A 18 −9.110 28.850 36.813 1.0026.36 A ATOM 85 O THR A 18 −10.050 28.600 36.054 1.00 25.24 A ATOM 86 NGLN A 19 −9.265 29.438 37.990 1.00 28.51 A ATOM 87 CA GLN A 19 −10.56129.886 38.473 1.00 31.86 A ATOM 88 CB GLN A 19 −10.869 29.229 39.8041.00 33.51 A ATOM 89 CG GLN A 19 −10.742 27.730 39.762 1.00 37.86 A ATOM90 CD GLN A 19 −11.609 27.085 40.817 1.00 43.09 A ATOM 91 OE1 GLN A 19−12.846 27.247 40.802 1.00 44.57 A ATOM 92 NE2 GLN A 19 −10.978 26.35941.757 1.00 43.84 A ATOM 93 C GLN A 19 −10.471 31.399 38.634 1.00 33.17A ATOM 94 O GLN A 19 −10.072 32.083 37.695 1.00 37.10 A ATOM 95 N LEU A20 −10.821 31.949 39.790 1.00 31.93 A ATOM 96 CA LEU A 20 −10.729 33.41439.928 1.00 30.19 A ATOM 97 CB LEU A 20 −11.811 33.972 40.864 1.00 31.42A ATOM 98 CG LEU A 20 −13.246 34.105 40.339 1.00 35.07 A ATOM 99 CD1 LEUA 20 −13.979 35.172 41.179 1.00 34.87 A ATOM 100 CD2 LEU A 20 −13.22634.554 38.891 1.00 34.43 A ATOM 101 C LEU A 20 −9.383 33.893 40.438 1.0027.07 A ATOM 102 O LEU A 20 −8.738 34.721 39.814 1.00 27.58 A ATOM 103 NTHR A 21 −8.964 33.383 41.585 1.00 24.20 A ATOM 104 CA THR A 21 −7.67933.818 42.154 1.00 23.31 A ATOM 105 CB THR A 21 −7.886 34.596 43.4771.00 22.88 A ATOM 106 OG1 THR A 21 −8.645 33.787 44.374 1.00 23.64 AATOM 107 CG2 THR A 21 −8.683 35.898 43.232 1.00 22.54 A ATOM 108 C THR A21 −6.736 32.644 42.442 1.00 23.22 A ATOM 109 O THR A 21 −5.842 32.75743.281 1.00 23.48 A ATOM 110 N SER A 22 −6.948 31.512 41.783 1.00 22.33A ATOM 111 CA SER A 22 −6.069 30.359 42.011 1.00 22.54 A ATOM 112 CB SERA 22 −6.518 29.553 43.237 1.00 22.65 A ATOM 113 OG SER A 22 −7.75828.909 42.998 1.00 24.68 A ATOM 114 C SER A 22 −6.119 29.484 40.773 1.0022.86 A ATOM 115 O SER A 22 −6.958 29.678 39.881 1.00 21.28 A ATOM 116 NGLY A 23 −5.198 28.533 40.689 1.00 21.88 A ATOM 117 CA GLY A 23 −5.21827.670 39.530 1.00 21.62 A ATOM 118 C GLY A 23 −4.258 26.524 39.733 1.0021.90 A ATOM 119 O GLY A 23 −3.533 26.484 40.734 1.00 20.10 A ATOM 120 NALA A 24 −4.248 25.609 38.770 1.00 22.43 A ATOM 121 CA ALA A 24 −3.38624.450 38.832 1.00 21.38 A ATOM 122 CB ALA A 24 −4.225 23.200 39.1291.00 21.35 A ATOM 123 C ALA A 24 −2.702 24.353 37.483 1.00 23.49 A ATOM124 O ALA A 24 −3.282 24.702 36.430 1.00 22.42 A ATOM 125 N VAL A 25−1.438 23.939 37.508 1.00 21.72 A ATOM 126 CA VAL A 25 −0.674 23.80836.281 1.00 23.76 A ATOM 127 CB VAL A 25 0.529 24.789 36.233 1.00 26.05A ATOM 128 CG1 VAL A 25 1.391 24.500 34.978 1.00 26.10 A ATOM 129 CG2VAL A 25 0.038 26.224 36.209 1.00 31.11 A ATOM 130 C VAL A 25 −0.11022.413 36.238 1.00 24.23 A ATOM 131 O VAL A 25 0.331 21.897 37.274 1.0023.93 A ATOM 132 N TRP A 26 −0.115 21.798 35.063 1.00 24.25 A ATOM 133CA TRP A 26 0.458 20.459 34.916 1.00 24.49 A ATOM 134 CB TRP A 26 −0.59019.439 34.495 1.00 28.72 A ATOM 135 CG TRP A 26 −0.006 18.132 33.9341.00 32.20 A ATOM 136 CD2 TRP A 26 −0.077 17.668 32.567 1.00 33.87 AATOM 137 CE2 TRP A 26 0.516 16.374 32.524 1.00 35.35 A ATOM 138 CE3 TRPA 26 −0.592 18.220 31.371 1.00 34.27 A ATOM 139 CD1 TRP A 26 0.62217.133 34.642 1.00 33.50 A ATOM 140 NE1 TRP A 26 0.935 16.070 33.8011.00 35.95 A ATOM 141 CZ2 TRP A 26 0.605 15.621 31.342 1.00 35.87 A ATOM142 CZ3 TRP A 26 −0.504 17.472 30.191 1.00 34.20 A ATOM 143 CH2 TRP A 260.090 16.182 30.189 1.00 35.90 A ATOM 144 C TRP A 26 1.509 20.527 33.8291.00 25.41 A ATOM 145 O TRP A 26 1.363 21.274 32.828 1.00 23.08 A ATOM146 N VAL A 27 2.575 19.746 34.000 1.00 22.86 A ATOM 147 CA VAL A 273.626 19.745 33.002 1.00 23.49 A ATOM 148 CB VAL A 27 4.733 20.74233.342 1.00 25.20 A ATOM 149 CG1 VAL A 27 5.803 20.704 32.237 1.00 25.19A ATOM 150 CG2 VAL A 27 4.136 22.176 33.430 1.00 25.58 A ATOM 151 C VALA 27 4.221 18.361 32.915 1.00 24.58 A ATOM 152 O VAL A 27 4.435 17.71333.943 1.00 21.32 A ATOM 153 N GLN A 28 4.421 17.891 31.688 1.00 23.14 AATOM 154 CA GLN A 28 5.029 16.590 31.490 1.00 27.34 A ATOM 155 CB GLN A28 4.051 15.642 30.812 1.00 30.52 A ATOM 156 CG GLN A 28 4.662 14.30430.539 1.00 37.65 A ATOM 157 CD GLN A 28 3.611 13.255 30.231 1.00 41.99A ATOM 158 OE1 GLN A 28 2.730 13.465 29.378 1.00 43.60 A ATOM 159 NE2GLN A 28 3.696 12.110 30.924 1.00 42.95 A ATOM 160 C GLN A 28 6.28216.778 30.640 1.00 26.40 A ATOM 161 O GLN A 28 6.239 17.410 29.576 1.0023.98 A ATOM 162 N PHE A 29 7.403 16.247 31.122 1.00 24.75 A ATOM 163 CAPHE A 29 8.658 16.395 30.423 1.00 24.70 A ATOM 164 CB PHE A 29 9.78116.608 31.423 1.00 26.58 A ATOM 165 CG PHE A 29 9.580 17.805 32.295 1.0025.63 A ATOM 166 CD1 PHE A 29 9.006 17.669 33.563 1.00 26.22 A ATOM 167CD2 PHE A 29 9.966 19.071 31.851 1.00 25.52 A ATOM 168 CE1 PHE A 298.815 18.782 34.380 1.00 24.43 A ATOM 169 CE2 PHE A 29 9.786 20.18432.645 1.00 25.07 A ATOM 170 CZ PHE A 29 9.207 20.045 33.923 1.00 26.84A ATOM 171 C PHE A 29 8.996 15.236 29.506 1.00 25.07 A ATOM 172 O PHE A29 8.348 14.185 29.559 1.00 24.61 A ATOM 173 N ASN A 30 10.027 15.40028.685 1.00 25.40 A ATOM 174 CA ASN A 30 10.347 14.329 27.742 1.00 28.37A ATOM 175 CB ASN A 30 11.397 14.786 26.727 1.00 28.60 A ATOM 176 CG ASNA 30 12.721 15.053 27.363 1.00 33.92 A ATOM 177 OD1 ASN A 30 12.81315.827 28.320 1.00 34.59 A ATOM 178 ND2 ASN A 30 13.780 14.407 26.8441.00 36.62 A ATOM 179 C ASN A 30 10.812 13.048 28.410 1.00 27.80 A ATOM180 O ASN A 30 10.751 11.990 27.790 1.00 28.37 A ATOM 181 N ASP A 3111.267 13.134 29.662 1.00 26.69 A ATOM 182 CA ASP A 31 11.741 11.95130.371 1.00 27.04 A ATOM 183 CB ASP A 31 12.777 12.327 31.432 1.00 27.21A ATOM 184 CG ASP A 31 12.207 13.219 32.528 1.00 27.15 A ATOM 185 OD1ASP A 31 11.000 13.506 32.534 1.00 25.45 A ATOM 186 OD2 ASP A 31 12.97913.628 33.401 1.00 27.89 A ATOM 187 C ASP A 31 10.612 11.178 31.020 1.0027.64 A ATOM 188 O ASP A 31 10.855 10.187 31.700 1.00 25.26 A ATOM 189 NGLY A 32 9.375 11.613 30.786 1.00 26.83 A ATOM 190 CA GLY A 32 8.24210.921 31.376 1.00 25.75 A ATOM 191 C GLY A 32 7.840 11.475 32.734 1.0025.58 A ATOM 192 O GLY A 32 6.804 11.089 33.273 1.00 26.85 A ATOM 193 NSER A 33 8.631 12.373 33.307 1.00 25.39 A ATOM 194 CA SER A 33 8.27112.878 34.632 1.00 24.37 A ATOM 195 CB SER A 33 9.485 13.468 35.356 1.0023.52 A ATOM 196 OG SER A 33 10.048 14.588 34.676 1.00 21.76 A ATOM 197C SER A 33 7.177 13.923 34.501 1.00 24.25 A ATOM 198 O SER A 33 6.88314.385 33.386 1.00 22.02 A ATOM 199 N GLN A 34 6.565 14.264 35.628 1.0022.89 A ATOM 200 CA GLN A 34 5.475 15.245 35.648 1.00 24.56 A ATOM 201CB GLN A 34 4.111 14.551 35.584 1.00 25.19 A ATOM 202 CG GLN A 34 3.92013.489 34.537 1.00 30.40 A ATOM 203 CD GLN A 34 2.618 12.744 34.764 1.0033.54 A ATOM 204 OE1 GLN A 34 1.532 13.323 34.629 1.00 32.79 A ATOM 205NE2 GLN A 34 2.713 11.464 35.143 1.00 32.46 A ATOM 206 C GLN A 34 5.45516.073 36.927 1.00 24.21 A ATOM 207 O GLN A 34 5.776 15.580 38.015 1.0023.24 A ATOM 208 N LEU A 35 5.025 17.324 36.783 1.00 22.82 A ATOM 209 CALEU A 35 4.867 18.239 37.906 1.00 21.35 A ATOM 210 CB LEU A 35 5.72219.501 37.728 1.00 20.77 A ATOM 211 CG LEU A 35 7.243 19.483 37.911 1.0019.81 A ATOM 212 CD1 LEU A 35 7.865 20.779 37.381 1.00 19.63 A ATOM 213CD2 LEU A 35 7.529 19.316 39.402 1.00 19.87 A ATOM 214 C LEU A 35 3.39318.676 37.867 1.00 22.42 A ATOM 215 O LEU A 35 2.844 18.900 36.780 1.0019.09 A ATOM 216 N VAL A 36 2.752 18.744 39.030 1.00 21.77 A ATOM 217 CAVAL A 36 1.376 19.250 39.131 1.00 23.89 A ATOM 218 CB VAL A 36 0.34418.161 39.558 1.00 26.38 A ATOM 219 CG1 VAL A 36 −1.021 18.822 39.8581.00 25.49 A ATOM 220 CG2 VAL A 36 0.152 17.146 38.434 1.00 22.63 A ATOM221 C VAL A 36 1.553 20.285 40.229 1.00 26.68 A ATOM 222 O VAL A 362.053 19.964 41.324 1.00 25.04 A ATOM 223 N MET A 37 1.178 21.532 39.9331.00 25.65 A ATOM 224 CA MET A 37 1.352 22.615 40.878 1.00 26.26 A ATOM225 CB MET A 37 2.440 23.554 40.356 1.00 25.44 A ATOM 226 CG MET A 373.613 22.779 39.756 1.00 30.14 A ATOM 227 SD MET A 37 4.975 23.77239.196 1.00 32.21 A ATOM 228 CE MET A 37 4.108 24.902 38.187 1.00 30.46A ATOM 229 C MET A 37 0.080 23.398 41.090 1.00 25.73 A ATOM 230 O MET A37 −0.753 23.513 40.170 1.00 27.70 A ATOM 231 N GLN A 38 −0.115 23.90342.304 1.00 23.37 A ATOM 232 CA GLN A 38 −1.292 24.728 42.545 1.00 22.97A ATOM 233 CB GLN A 38 −2.157 24.137 43.644 1.00 24.17 A ATOM 234 CG GLNA 38 −2.892 22.891 43.116 1.00 26.79 A ATOM 235 CD GLN A 38 −3.93222.394 44.054 1.00 28.97 A ATOM 236 OE1 GLN A 38 −4.754 23.164 44.5371.00 31.62 A ATOM 237 NE2 GLN A 38 −3.930 21.093 44.314 1.00 31.46 AATOM 238 C GLN A 38 −0.711 26.095 42.890 1.00 22.53 A ATOM 239 O GLN A38 0.348 26.187 43.530 1.00 21.65 A ATOM 240 N ALA A 39 −1.365 27.15342.410 1.00 21.23 A ATOM 241 CA ALA A 39 −0.882 28.517 42.615 1.00 20.50A ATOM 242 CB ALA A 39 −0.262 29.028 41.305 1.00 20.80 A ATOM 243 C ALAA 39 −2.023 29.450 43.056 1.00 21.59 A ATOM 244 O ALA A 39 −3.178 29.09542.927 1.00 19.34 A ATOM 245 N GLY A 40 −1.692 30.645 43.542 1.00 21.15A ATOM 246 CA GLY A 40 −2.733 31.570 43.994 1.00 23.40 A ATOM 247 C GLYA 40 −2.278 33.015 43.871 1.00 22.86 A ATOM 248 O GLY A 40 −1.081 33.29443.873 1.00 22.47 A ATOM 249 N VAL A 41 −3.230 33.939 43.764 1.00 22.89A ATOM 250 CA VAL A 41 −2.913 35.355 43.628 1.00 22.01 A ATOM 251 CB VALA 41 −4.080 36.073 42.888 1.00 22.10 A ATOM 252 CG1 VAL A 41 −3.84037.577 42.814 1.00 22.14 A ATOM 253 CG2 VAL A 41 −4.228 35.478 41.4691.00 21.24 A ATOM 254 C VAL A 41 −2.728 35.948 45.039 1.00 21.72 A ATOM255 O VAL A 41 −3.617 35.791 45.900 1.00 21.08 A ATOM 256 N SER A 42−1.599 36.624 45.287 1.00 18.13 A ATOM 257 CA SER A 42 −1.355 37.23846.608 1.00 19.79 A ATOM 258 CB SER A 42 0.132 37.205 46.980 1.00 19.38A ATOM 259 OG SER A 42 0.925 37.570 45.856 1.00 18.21 A ATOM 260 C SER A42 −1.786 38.696 46.642 1.00 21.07 A ATOM 261 O SER A 42 −1.907 39.28347.721 1.00 20.90 A ATOM 262 N SER A 43 −1.931 39.310 45.474 1.00 20.00A ATOM 263 CA SER A 43 −2.395 40.705 45.442 1.00 20.47 A ATOM 264 CB SERA 43 −1.286 41.685 45.872 1.00 22.34 A ATOM 265 OG SER A 43 −0.24441.758 44.915 1.00 27.90 A ATOM 266 C SER A 43 −2.918 41.089 44.079 1.0020.54 A ATOM 267 O SER A 43 −2.405 40.643 43.031 1.00 18.49 A ATOM 268 NILE A 44 −3.965 41.907 44.099 1.00 19.49 A ATOM 269 CA ILE A 44 −4.59142.385 42.891 1.00 20.54 A ATOM 270 CB ILE A 44 −6.049 41.893 42.7931.00 22.31 A ATOM 271 CG2 ILE A 44 −6.695 42.444 41.543 1.00 19.72 AATOM 272 CG1 ILE A 44 −6.084 40.351 42.790 1.00 22.18 A ATOM 273 CD1 ILEA 44 −7.485 39.724 42.708 1.00 23.31 A ATOM 274 C ILE A 44 −4.577 43.90942.905 1.00 22.19 A ATOM 275 O ILE A 44 −5.088 44.546 43.843 1.00 20.82A ATOM 276 N SER A 45 −3.969 44.487 41.881 1.00 21.03 A ATOM 277 CA SERA 45 −3.901 45.939 41.747 1.00 22.60 A ATOM 278 CB SER A 45 −2.44946.372 41.535 1.00 25.70 A ATOM 279 OG SER A 45 −2.321 47.782 41.4741.00 27.90 A ATOM 280 C SER A 45 −4.756 46.262 40.531 1.00 22.78 A ATOM281 O SER A 45 −4.403 45.928 39.377 1.00 22.24 A ATOM 282 N TYR A 46−5.901 46.880 40.798 1.00 22.65 A ATOM 283 CA TYR A 46 −6.862 47.22539.763 1.00 22.55 A ATOM 284 CB TYR A 46 −8.269 46.831 40.218 1.00 22.32A ATOM 285 CG TYR A 46 −9.361 47.219 39.231 1.00 25.37 A ATOM 286 CD1TYR A 46 −9.518 46.508 38.037 1.00 24.33 A ATOM 287 CE1 TYR A 46 −10.51546.850 37.108 1.00 24.37 A ATOM 288 CD2 TYR A 46 −10.246 48.303 39.4881.00 24.12 A ATOM 289 CE2 TYR A 46 −11.254 48.652 38.562 1.00 23.53 AATOM 29.0 CZ TYR A 46 −11.375 47.920 37.373 1.00 25.93 A ATOM 291 OH TYRA 46 −12.325 48.233 36.425 1.00 24.28 A ATOM 292 C TYR A 46 −6.84248.720 39.455 1.00 24.28 A ATOM 293 O TYR A 46 −6.968 49.565 40.357 1.0023.43 A ATOM 294 N THR A 47 −6.656 49.041 38.183 1.00 23.62 A ATOM 295CA THR A 47 −6.675 50.421 37.739 1.00 24.08 A ATOM 296 CB THR A 47−5.469 50.732 36.843 1.00 24.70 A ATOM 297 OG1 THR A 47 −4.278 50.54937.615 1.00 25.79 A ATOM 298 CG2 THR A 47 −5.504 52.202 36.344 1.0024.86 A ATOM 299 C THR A 47 −7.970 50.597 36.953 1.00 23.37 A ATOM 300 OTHR A 47 −8.169 49.957 35.926 1.00 22.53 A ATOM 301 N SER A 48 −8.86351.427 37.478 1.00 22.12 A ATOM 302 CA SER A 48 −10.145 51.709 36.8381.00 20.42 A ATOM 303 CB SER A 48 −11.014 52.577 37.771 1.00 22.04 AATOM 304 OG SER A 48 −12.030 53.285 37.022 1.00 23.62 A ATOM 305 C SER A48 −9.967 52.459 35.543 1.00 19.42 A ATOM 306 O SER A 48 −8.908 53.04035.279 1.00 19.34 A ATOM 307 N PRO A 49 −11.002 52.454 34.691 1.00 19.82A ATOM 308 CD PRO A 49 −12.265 51.693 34.726 1.00 20.00 A ATOM 309 CAPRO A 49 −10.871 53.193 33.442 1.00 21.05 A ATOM 310 CB PRO A 49 −12.22152.980 32.778 1.00 21.03 A ATOM 311 CG PRO A 49 −12.626 51.626 33.2741.00 22.27 A ATOM 312 C PRO A 49 −10.644 54.676 33.777 1.00 23.30 A ATOM313 O PRO A 49 −10.110 55.416 32.958 1.00 24.51 A ATOM 314 N ASP A 50−11.065 55.118 34.972 1.00 22.65 A ATOM 315 CA ASP A 50 −10.882 56.53135.338 1.00 24.70 A ATOM 316 CB ASP A 50 −11.983 57.025 36.312 1.0021.88 A ATOM 317 CG ASP A 50 −11.898 56.421 37.707 1.00 24.64 A ATOM 318OD1 ASP A 50 −10.847 55.844 38.052 1.00 22.86 A ATOM 319 OD2 ASP A 50−12.899 56.547 38.485 1.00 22.31 A ATOM 320 C ASP A 50 −9.491 56.86035.876 1.00 23.99 A ATOM 321 O ASP A 50 −9.240 57.980 36.312 1.00 23.78A ATOM 322 N GLY A 51 −8.579 55.887 35.833 1.00 23.93 A ATOM 323 CA GLYA 51 −7.207 56.127 36.294 1.00 22.64 A ATOM 324 C GLY A 51 −6.904 55.89937.762 1.00 23.25 A ATOM 325 O GLY A 51 −5.742 55.965 38.161 1.00 25.45A ATOM 326 N GLN A 52 −7.918 55.629 38.580 1.00 22.74 A ATOM 327 CA GLNA 52 −7.688 55.398 40.006 1.00 24.31 A ATOM 328 CB GLN A 52 −8.97155.644 40.805 1.00 25.55 A ATOM 329 CG GLN A 52 −9.422 57.116 40.8401.00 27.26 A ATOM 330 CD GLN A 52 −8.415 57.965 41.581 1.00 28.20 A ATOM331 OE1 GLN A 52 −7.610 58.667 40.976 1.00 28.60 A ATOM 332 NE2 GLN A 52−8.439 57.879 42.905 1.00 30.60 A ATOM 333 C GLN A 52 −7.235 53.95140.241 1.00 23.71 A ATOM 334 O GLN A 52 −7.838 53.023 39.709 1.00 22.37A ATOM 335 N THR A 53 −6.206 53.762 41.053 1.00 23.96 A ATOM 336 CA THRA 53 −5.730 52.404 41.328 1.00 26.22 A ATOM 337 CB THR A 53 −4.20352.267 41.093 1.00 26.01 A ATOM 338 OG1 THR A 53 −3.922 52.437 39.7011.00 27.10 A ATOM 339 CG2 THR A 53 −3.721 50.858 41.500 1.00 27.86 AATOM 340 C THR A 53 −6.036 51.967 42.746 1.00 27.22 A ATOM 341 O THR A53 −5.855 52.743 43.689 1.00 28.02 A ATOM 342 N THR A 54 −6.513 50.72642.888 1.00 24.96 A ATOM 343 CA THR A 54 −6.840 50.159 44.190 1.00 25.21A ATOM 344 CB THR A 54 −8.368 50.007 44.390 1.00 27.26 A ATOM 345 OG1THR A 54 −9.035 51.243 44.070 1.00 29.29 A ATOM 346 CG2 THR A 54 −8.65849.649 45.830 1.00 28.65 A ATOM 347 C THR A 54 −6.200 48.771 44.304 1.0024.23 A ATOM 348 O THR A 54 −6.286 47.951 43.381 1.00 21.76 A ATOM 349 NARG A 55 −5.523 48.524 45.419 1.00 23.84 A ATOM 350 CA ARG A 55 −4.88147.236 45.634 1.00 23.81 A ATOM 351 CB ARG A 55 −3.453 47.456 46.1461.00 24.59 A ATOM 352 CG ARG A 55 −2.679 46.172 46.450 1.00 32.74 A ATOM353 CD ARG A 55 −1.368 46.412 47.241 1.00 34.85 A ATOM 354 NE ARG A 55−0.955 45.153 47.863 1.00 42.09 A ATOM 355 CZ ARG A 55 −1.475 44.64548.983 1.00 42.52 A ATOM 356 NH1 ARG A 55 −2.429 45.293 49.649 1.0044.55 A ATOM 357 NH2 ARG A 55 −1.072 43.454 49.414 1.00 42.98 A ATOM 358C ARG A 55 −5.684 46.398 46.638 1.00 25.42 A ATOM 359 O ARG A 55 −6.16346.906 47.676 1.00 24.29 A ATOM 360 N TYR A 56 −5.858 45.118 46.322 1.0022.94 A ATOM 361 CA TYR A 56 −6.556 44.210 47.227 1.00 24.10 A ATOM 362CB TYR A 56 −7.803 43.627 46.563 1.00 24.74 A ATOM 363 CG TYR A 56−8.775 44.697 46.115 1.00 25.46 A ATOM 364 CD1 TYR A 56 −8.568 45.38744.918 1.00 25.25 A ATOM 365 CE1 TYR A 56 −9.432 46.391 44.504 1.0027.98 A ATOM 366 CD2 TYR A 56 −9.884 45.041 46.900 1.00 26.40 A ATOM 367CE2 TYR A 56 −10.765 46.054 46.496 1.00 28.27 A ATOM 368 CZ TYR A 56−10.526 46.720 45.294 1.00 29.75 A ATOM 369 OH TYR A 56 −11.372 47.71844.876 1.00 33.43 A ATOM 370 C TYR A 56 −5.613 43.085 47.638 1.00 23.96A ATOM 371 O TYR A 56 −5.070 42.367 46.789 1.00 23.65 A ATOM 372 N GLY A57 −5.377 42.979 48.936 1.00 22.44 A ATOM 373 CA GLY A 57 −4.519 41.93949.450 1.00 25.69 A ATOM 374 C GLY A 57 −5.270 40.617 49.404 1.00 25.67A ATOM 375 O GLY A 57 −6.484 40.589 49.174 1.00 23.94 A ATOM 376 N GLU A58 −4.558 39.523 49.659 1.00 26.09 A ATOM 377 CA GLU A 58 −5.161 38.20549.580 1.00 26.78 A ATOM 378 CB GLU A 58 −4.079 37.145 49.798 1.00 28.97A ATOM 379 CG GLU A 58 −4.507 35.750 49.403 1.00 31.47 A ATOM 380 CD GLUA 58 −3.325 34.781 49.186 1.00 34.27 A ATOM 381 OE1 GLU A 58 −3.61433.595 48.943 1.00 35.62 A ATOM 382 OE2 GLU A 58 −2.129 35.193 49.2431.00 32.05 A ATOM 383 C GLU A 58 −6.305 38.002 50.557 1.00 27.07 A ATOM384 O GLU A 58 −7.247 37.245 50.272 1.00 26.31 A ATOM 385 N ASN A 59−6.222 38.666 51.710 1.00 25.53 A ATOM 386 CA ASN A 59 −7.260 38.53552.726 1.00 27.19 A ATOM 387 CB ASN A 59 −6.609 38.444 54.108 1.00 26.47A ATOM 388 CG ASN A 59 −5.726 37.212 54.234 1.00 28.80 A ATOM 389 OD1ASN A 59 −5.957 36.209 53.537 1.00 28.28 A ATOM 390 ND2 ASN A 59 −4.73637.261 55.113 1.00 27.05 A ATOM 391 C ASN A 59 −8.351 39.631 52.714 1.0028.83 A ATOM 392 O ASN A 59 −9.052 39.823 53.697 1.00 30.01 A ATOM 393 NGLU A 60 −8.507 40.326 51.597 1.00 30.40 A ATOM 394 CA GLU A 60 −9.53441.348 51.507 1.00 31.99 A ATOM 395 CB GLU A 60 −8.966 42.637 50.9451.00 30.74 A ATOM 396 CG GLU A 60 −7.958 43.296 51.844 1.00 33.45 A ATOM397 CD GLU A 60 −7.447 44.568 51.220 1.00 34.00 A ATOM 398 OE1 GLU A 60−8.260 45.494 51.027 1.00 37.35 A ATOM 399 OE2 GLU A 60 −6.248 44.64350.915 1.00 32.39 A ATOM 400 C GLU A 60 −10.625 40.843 50.595 1.00 32.78A ATOM 401 O GLU A 60 −10.363 40.126 49.620 1.00 33.16 A ATOM 402 N LYSA 61 −11.861 41.206 50.907 1.00 33.50 A ATOM 403 CA LYS A 61 −12.97940.784 50.080 1.00 34.01 A ATOM 404 CB LYS A 61 −14.288 41.055 50.8181.00 36.55 A ATOM 405 CG LYS A 61 −15.504 40.449 50.141 1.00 41.45 AATOM 406 CD LYS A 61 −16.787 40.806 50.892 1.00 44.29 A ATOM 407 CE LYSA 61 −18.013 40.305 50.153 1.00 44.74 A ATOM 408 NZ LYS A 61 −19.23940.572 50.965 1.00 47.69 A ATOM 409 C LYS A 61 −12.906 41.578 48.7751.00 33.44 A ATOM 410 O LYS A 61 −12.568 42.769 48.784 1.00 33.86 A ATOM411 N LEU A 62 −13.187 40.927 47.654 1.00 32.05 A ATOM 412 CA LEU A 62−13.142 41.607 46.371 1.00 33.14 A ATOM 413 CB LEU A 62 −12.623 40.67845.258 1.00 32.95 A ATOM 414 CG LEU A 62 −11.187 40.165 45.421 1.0035.06 A ATOM 415 CD1 LEU A 62 −10.804 39.335 44.193 1.00 35.29 A ATOM416 CD2 LEU A 62 −10.228 41.344 45.606 1.00 34.89 A ATOM 417 C LEU A 62−14.526 42.093 45.977 1.00 33.44 A ATOM 418 O LEU A 62 −15.513 41.36646.115 1.00 34.29 A ATOM 419 N PRO A 63 −14.626 43.342 45.506 1.00 33.07A ATOM 420 CD PRO A 63 −13.582 44.368 45.347 1.00 32.27 A ATOM 421 CAPRO A 63 −15.944 43.839 45.103 1.00 32.15 A ATOM 422 CB PRO A 63 −15.68145.309 44.761 1.00 32.76 A ATOM 423 CG PRO A 63 −14.223 45.326 44.3571.00 32.85 A ATOM 424 C PRO A 63 −16.410 43.017 43.902 1.00 32.47 A ATOM425 O PRO A 63 −15.588 42.416 43.177 1.00 31.14 A ATOM 426 N GLU A 64−17.721 42.968 43.685 1.00 31.52 A ATOM 427 CA GLU A 64 −18.254 42.18942.569 1.00 32.30 A ATOM 428 CB GLU A 64 −19.790 42.237 42.536 1.0036.47 A ATOM 429 CG GLU A 64 −20.457 41.249 43.475 1.00 41.60 A ATOM 430CD GLU A 64 −19.936 39.825 43.289 1.00 44.51 A ATOM 431 OE1 GLU A 64−20.046 39.283 42.162 1.00 46.75 A ATOM 432 OE2 GLU A 64 −19.417 39.25844.279 1.00 45.99 A ATOM 433 C GLU A 64 −17.752 42.548 41.185 1.00 29.49A ATOM 434 O GLU A 64 −17.537 41.660 40.359 1.00 26.90 A ATOM 435 N TYRA 65 −17.577 43.836 40.905 1.00 27.49 A ATOM 436 CA TYR A 65 −17.13844.200 39.565 1.00 27.12 A ATOM 437 CB TYR A 65 −17.216 45.715 39.3681.00 27.10 A ATOM 438 CG TYR A 65 −16.285 46.550 40.214 1.00 27.17 AATOM 439 CD1 TYR A 65 −14.975 46.816 39.803 1.00 25.51 A ATOM 440 CE1TYR A 65 −14.143 47.621 40.558 1.00 27.31 A ATOM 441 CD2 TYR A 65−16.731 47.109 41.411 1.00 26.81 A ATOM 442 CE2 TYR A 65 −15.911 47.90442.174 1.00 28.77 A ATOM 443 CZ TYR A 65 −14.627 48.160 41.745 1.0029.82 A ATOM 444 OH TYR A 65 −13.844 48.979 42.508 1.00 33.48 A ATOM 445C TYR A 65 −15.736 43.661 39.220 1.00 24.82 A ATOM 446 O TYR A 65−15.431 43.405 38.044 1.00 23.19 A ATOM 447 N ILE A 66 −14.892 43.48140.235 1.00 25.20 A ATOM 448 CA ILE A 66 −13.556 42.922 40.007 1.0026.39 A ATOM 449 CB ILE A 66 −12.598 43.255 41.181 1.00 26.58 A ATOM 450CG2 ILE A 66 −11.315 42.405 41.087 1.00 27.43 A ATOM 451 CG1 ILE A 66−12.227 44.749 41.114 1.00 29.08 A ATOM 452 CD1 ILE A 66 −11.185 45.17542.112 1.00 30.16 A ATOM 453 C ILE A 66 −13.678 41.397 39.810 1.00 26.68A ATOM 454 O ILE A 66 −13.010 40.823 38.956 1.00 27.11 A ATOM 455 N LYSA 67 −14.533 40.745 40.591 1.00 27.91 A ATOM 456 CA LYS A 67 −14.74039.306 40.437 1.00 29.38 A ATOM 457 CB LYS A 67 −15.749 38.786 41.4651.00 30.38 A ATOM 458 CG LYS A 67 −15.295 38.884 42.902 1.00 32.38 AATOM 459 CD LYS A 67 −16.330 38.263 43.845 1.00 36.43 A ATOM 460 CE LYSA 67 −15.836 38.315 45.289 1.00 40.14 A ATOM 461 NZ LYS A 67 −16.84037.774 46.267 1.00 44.58 A ATOM 462 C LYS A 67 −15.252 38.987 39.0191.00 29.85 A ATOM 463 O LYS A 67 −14.776 38.052 38.383 1.00 28.01 A ATOM464 N GLN A 68 −16.207 39.775 38.515 1.00 30.12 A ATOM 465 CA GLN A 68−16.756 39.546 37.180 1.00 29.47 A ATOM 466 CB GLN A 68 −17.900 40.52636.883 1.00 33.01 A ATOM 467 CG GLN A 68 −18.977 40.570 37.944 1.0035.71 A ATOM 468 CD GLN A 68 −20.199 41.372 37.498 1.00 39.88 A ATOM 469OE1 GLN A 68 −20.089 42.332 36.717 1.00 42.71 A ATOM 470 NE2 GLN A 68−21.368 40.990 38.002 1.00 40.73 A ATOM 471 C GLN A 68 −15.686 39.69136.103 1.00 29.74 A ATOM 472 O GLN A 68 −15.732 38.991 35.081 1.00 30.02A ATOM 473 N LYS A 69 −14.734 40.611 36.297 1.00 26.78 A ATOM 474 CA LYSA 69 −13.669 40.769 35.311 1.00 26.10 A ATOM 475 CB LYS A 69 −12.98142.137 35.439 1.00 23.05 A ATOM 476 CG LYS A 69 −13.695 43.222 34.5921.00 21.87 A ATOM 477 CD LYS A 69 −13.365 44.666 35.037 1.00 19.54 AATOM 478 CE LYS A 69 −14.012 45.686 34.081 1.00 20.65 A ATOM 479 NZ LYSA 69 −13.682 47.106 34.433 1.00 20.86 A ATOM 480 C LYS A 69 −12.65839.619 35.450 1.00 24.70 A ATOM 481 O LYS A 69 −12.119 39.146 34.4471.00 24.05 A ATOM 482 N LEU A 70 −12.420 39.162 36.680 1.00 26.08 A ATOM483 CA LEU A 70 −11.507 38.025 36.914 1.00 27.98 A ATOM 484 CB LEU A 70−11.383 37.719 38.411 1.00 27.23 A ATOM 485 CG LEU A 70 −10.489 38.64239.228 1.00 28.37 A ATOM 486 CD1 LEU A 70 −10.655 38.372 40.720 1.0028.59 A ATOM 487 CD2 LEU A 70 −9.052 38.415 38.773 1.00 26.77 A ATOM 488C LEU A 70 −12.060 36.778 36.230 1.00 29.99 A ATOM 489 O LEU A 70−11.314 35.981 35.666 1.00 31.87 A ATOM 490 N GLN A 71 −13.374 36.60236.296 1.00 31.27 A ATOM 491 CA GLN A 71 −13.995 35.440 35.684 1.0033.89 A ATOM 492 CB GLN A 71 −15.491 35.414 35.985 1.00 36.26 A ATOM 493CG GLN A 71 −16.246 34.336 35.212 1.00 42.00 A ATOM 494 CD GLN A 71−15.826 32.922 35.600 1.00 45.50 A ATOM 495 OE1 GLN A 71 −15.847 32.56736.786 1.00 47.23 A ATOM 496 NE2 GLN A 71 −15.447 32.104 34.603 1.0045.34 A ATOM 497 C GLN A 71 −13.777 35.386 34.181 1.00 34.10 A ATOM 498O GLN A 71 −13.872 34.319 33.581 1.00 33.80 A ATOM 499 N LEU A 72−13.486 36.526 33.561 1.00 32.87 A ATOM 500 CA LEU A 72 −13.271 36.53332.119 1.00 32.81 A ATOM 501 CB LEU A 72 −13.268 37.974 31.574 1.0030.82 A ATOM 502 CG LEU A 72 −14.599 38.759 31.635 1.00 30.29 A ATOM 503CD1 LEU A 72 −14.395 40.206 31.148 1.00 27.81 A ATOM 504 CD2 LEU A 72−15.638 38.047 30.772 1.00 30.00 A ATOM 505 C LEU A 72 −11.933 35.85831.824 1.00 33.11 A ATOM 506 O LEU A 72 −11.645 35.490 30.684 1.00 31.50A ATOM 507 N LEU A 73 −11.124 35.687 32.866 1.00 32.72 A ATOM 508 CA LEUA 73 −9.806 35.065 32.714 1.00 33.81 A ATOM 509 CB LEU A 73 −8.79635.754 33.644 1.00 35.28 A ATOM 510 CG LEU A 73 −8.559 37.218 33.2651.00 37.42 A ATOM 511 CD1 LEU A 73 −7.923 37.975 34.426 1.00 37.87 AATOM 512 CD2 LEU A 73 −7.678 37.251 32.017 1.00 37.72 A ATOM 513 C LEU A73 −9.781 33.558 32.963 1.00 32.63 A ATOM 514 O LEU A 73 −8.872 32.85932.496 1.00 33.32 A ATOM 515 N SER A 74 −10.774 33.047 33.676 1.00 30.99A ATOM 516 CA SER A 74 −10.802 31.617 33.980 1.00 29.90 A ATOM 517 CBSER A 74 −12.037 31.286 34.803 1.00 30.28 A ATOM 518 OG SER A 74 −12.15132.197 35.893 1.00 37.30 A ATOM 519 C SER A 74 −10.782 30.751 32.7191.00 29.33 A ATOM 520 O SER A 74 −11.611 30.928 31.811 1.00 27.15 A ATOM521 N SER A 75 −9.868 29.781 32.676 1.00 27.21 A ATOM 522 CA SER A 75−9.778 28.920 31.506 1.00 25.21 A ATOM 523 CB SER A 75 −9.041 29.63830.379 1.00 26.98 A ATOM 524 OG SER A 75 −7.649 29.736 30.653 1.00 27.61A ATOM 525 C SER A 75 −9.072 27.604 31.773 1.00 25.16 A ATOM 526 O SER A75 −8.431 27.434 32.812 1.00 21.93 A ATOM 527 N ILE A 76 −9.213 26.68630.816 1.00 24.41 A ATOM 528 CA ILE A 76 −8.588 25.358 30.855 1.00 24.95A ATOM 529 CB ILE A 76 −9.603 24.222 30.750 1.00 26.86 A ATOM 530 CG2ILE A 76 −8.850 22.885 30.655 1.00 27.48 A ATOM 531 CG1 ILE A 76 −10.60524.295 31.888 1.00 29.55 A ATOM 532 CD1 ILE A 76 −10.016 24.020 33.2041.00 33.33 A ATOM 533 C ILE A 76 −7.789 25.285 29.562 1.00 25.08 A ATOM534 O ILE A 76 −8.340 25.534 28.481 1.00 24.07 A ATOM 535 N LEU A 77−6.511 24.939 29.654 1.00 22.73 A ATOM 536 CA LEU A 77 −5.707 24.83728.464 1.00 23.84 A ATOM 537 CB LEU A 77 −4.752 26.025 28.367 1.00 26.02A ATOM 538 CG LEU A 77 −3.734 25.932 27.204 1.00 29.74 A ATOM 539 CD1LEU A 77 −3.488 27.325 26.608 1.00 29.57 A ATOM 540 CD2 LEU A 77 −2.44725.319 27.699 1.00 31.16 A ATOM 541 C LEU A 77 −4.916 23.532 28.513 1.0023.98 A ATOM 542 O LEU A 77 −4.493 23.092 29.581 1.00 23.14 A ATOM 543 NLEU A 78 −4.769 22.897 27.361 1.00 23.73 A ATOM 544 CA LEU A 78 −3.98221.671 27.239 1.00 25.08 A ATOM 545 CB LEU A 78 −4.906 20.463 27.0721.00 26.86 A ATOM 546 CG LEU A 78 −5.700 19.996 28.287 1.00 28.53 A ATOM547 CD1 LEU A 78 −6.688 18.904 27.894 1.00 30.02 A ATOM 548 CD2 LEU A 78−4.715 19.457 29.319 1.00 31.81 A ATOM 549 C LEU A 78 −3.156 21.86025.973 1.00 25.44 A ATOM 550 O LEU A 78 −3.714 22.194 24.930 1.00 25.36A ATOM 551 N MET A 79 −1.839 21.674 26.055 1.00 24.42 A ATOM 552 CA META 79 −0.973 21.807 24.887 1.00 25.49 A ATOM 553 CB MET A 79 −0.15523.100 24.950 1.00 27.60 A ATOM 554 CG MET A 79 0.708 23.353 23.706 1.0033.94 A ATOM 555 SD MET A 79 1.544 24.995 23.654 1.00 38.48 A ATOM 556CE MET A 79 0.465 25.937 24.741 1.00 36.27 A ATOM 557 C MET A 79 −0.02720.605 24.841 1.00 26.16 A ATOM 558 O MET A 79 0.612 20.285 25.853 1.0025.19 A ATOM 559 N PHE A 80 0.061 19.949 23.680 1.00 26.66 A ATOM 560 CAPHE A 80 0.919 18.767 23.497 1.00 28.28 A ATOM 561 CB PHE A 80 0.07617.509 23.219 1.00 29.89 A ATOM 562 CG PHE A 80 −1.082 17.326 24.1541.00 31.47 A ATOM 563 CD1 PHE A 80 −2.205 18.152 24.066 1.00 34.23 AATOM 564 CD2 PHE A 80 −1.036 16.358 25.152 1.00 33.79 A ATOM 565 CE1 PHEA 80 −3.269 18.019 24.968 1.00 34.34 A ATOM 566 CE2 PHE A 80 −2.09816.216 26.064 1.00 34.66 A ATOM 567 CZ PHE A 80 −3.207 17.050 25.9671.00 34.41 A ATOM 568 C PHE A 80 1.862 18.921 22.309 1.00 29.99 A ATOM569 O PHE A 80 1.463 19.446 21.271 1.00 26.03 A ATOM 570 N SER A 813.099 18.444 22.447 1.00 31.47 A ATOM 571 CA SER A 81 4.034 18.46521.325 1.00 35.92 A ATOM 572 CB SER A 81 5.431 18.022 21.764 1.00 36.10A ATOM 573 OG SER A 81 5.974 18.945 22.705 1.00 40.41 A ATOM 574 C SER A81 3.453 17.425 20.354 1.00 37.84 A ATOM 575 O SER A 81 3.029 16.35020.778 1.00 38.67 A ATOM 576 N ASN A 82 3.421 17.743 19.063 1.00 39.87 AATOM 577 CA ASN A 82 2.859 16.837 18.059 1.00 42.79 A ATOM 578 CB ASN A82 1.668 17.530 17.374 1.00 44.12 A ATOM 579 CG ASN A 82 0.881 16.60216.452 1.00 44.62 A ATOM 580 OD1 ASN A 82 0.133 17.065 15.584 1.00 46.36A ATOM 581 ND2 ASN A 82 1.032 15.297 16.643 1.00 44.93 A ATOM 582 C ASNA 82 3.930 16.466 17.019 1.00 45.11 A ATOM 583 O ASN A 82 3.742 16.76015.809 1.00 45.06 A ATOM 584 OXT ASN A 82 4.964 15.892 17.439 1.00 48.72A ATOM 585 CB SER B 8 −20.703 44.768 26.853 1.00 46.84 B ATOM 586 OG SERB 8 −20.236 45.831 26.037 1.00 49.95 B ATOM 587 C SER B 8 −18.436 43.67126.952 1.00 44.17 B ATOM 588 O SER B 8 −17.598 43.937 26.079 1.00 45.41B ATOM 589 N SER B 8 −20.548 42.345 27.331 1.00 46.65 B ATOM 590 CA SERB 8 −19.923 43.475 26.579 1.00 45.64 B ATOM 591 N VAL B 9 −18.112 43.54828.239 1.00 40.04 B ATOM 592 CA VAL B 9 −16.731 43.710 28.703 1.00 35.61B ATOM 593 CB VAL B 9 −16.655 43.761 30.262 1.00 35.13 B ATOM 594 CG1VAL B 9 −15.189 43.763 30.721 1.00 32.66 B ATOM 595 CG2 VAL B 9 −17.35845.018 30.785 1.00 33.73 B ATOM 596 C VAL B 9 −15.886 42.534 28.230 1.0033.45 B ATOM 597 O VAL B 9 −16.322 41.401 28.329 1.00 31.66 B ATOM 598 NPHE B 10 −14.693 42.787 27.695 1.00 31.66 B ATOM 599 CA PHE B 10 −13.84641.674 27.283 1.00 31.75 B ATOM 600 CB PHE B 10 −14.188 41.199 25.8461.00 33.57 B ATOM 601 CG PHE B 10 −13.981 42.242 24.765 1.00 38.37 BATOM 602 CD1 PHE B 10 −12.728 42.423 24.180 1.00 39.12 B ATOM 603 CD2PHE B 10 −15.038 43.053 24.342 1.00 39.71 B ATOM 604 CE1 PHE B 10−12.519 43.397 23.192 1.00 39.97 B ATOM 605 CE2 PHE B 10 −14.840 44.03623.352 1.00 40.15 B ATOM 606 CZ PHE B 10 −13.578 44.207 22.779 1.0040.06 B ATOM 607 C PHE B 10 −12.354 41.958 27.429 1.00 29.89 B ATOM 608O PHE B 10 −11.918 43.123 27.519 1.00 26.55 B ATOM 609 N VAL B 11−11.576 40.876 27.496 1.00 28.69 B ATOM 610 CA VAL B 11 −10.127 40.98527.617 1.00 27.06 B ATOM 611 CB VAL B 11 −9.458 39.616 27.905 1.00 26.64B ATOM 612 CG1 VAL B 11 −7.917 39.793 27.932 1.00 25.73 B ATOM 613 CG2VAL B 11 −9.940 39.068 29.255 1.00 27.02 B ATOM 614 C VAL B 11 −9.58741.497 26.307 1.00 26.17 B ATOM 615 O VAL B 11 −9.975 41.006 25.249 1.0027.06 B ATOM 616 N LYS B 12 −8.692 42.479 26.358 1.00 25.60 B ATOM 617CA LYS B 12 −8.135 43.006 25.129 1.00 27.71 B ATOM 618 CB LYS B 12−8.219 44.525 25.107 1.00 30.24 B ATOM 619 CG LYS B 12 −8.134 45.08023.703 1.00 35.27 B ATOM 620 CD LYS B 12 −7.894 46.579 23.697 1.00 38.59B ATOM 621 CE LYS B 12 −7.611 47.051 22.274 1.00 38.61 B ATOM 622 NZ LYSB 12 −7.069 48.441 22.283 1.00 43.07 B ATOM 623 C LYS B 12 −6.682 42.58624.985 1.00 27.43 B ATOM 624 O LYS B 12 −6.268 42.098 23.931 1.00 25.99B ATOM 625 N ASN B 13 −5.913 42.801 26.048 1.00 25.85 B ATOM 626 CA ASNB 13 −4.502 42.446 26.073 1.00 25.52 B ATOM 627 CB ASN B 13 −3.62843.698 26.042 1.00 26.55 B ATOM 628 CG ASN B 13 −3.987 44.627 24.8821.00 29.83 B ATOM 629 OD1 ASN B 13 −4.218 44.170 23.762 1.00 28.51 BATOM 630 ND2 ASN B 13 −4.019 45.929 25.142 1.00 28.66 B ATOM 631 C ASN B13 −4.256 41.686 27.369 1.00 25.56 B ATOM 632 O ASN B 13 −4.968 41.88528.377 1.00 22.74 B ATOM 633 N VAL B 14 −3.272 40.794 27.337 1.00 23.42B ATOM 634 CA VAL B 14 −2.913 40.009 28.515 1.00 24.09 B ATOM 635 CB VALB 14 −3.700 38.712 28.574 1.00 25.31 B ATOM 636 CG1 VAL B 14 −3.46437.902 27.320 1.00 28.72 B ATOM 637 CG2 VAL B 14 −3.270 37.907 29.7891.00 28.09 B ATOM 638 C VAL B 14 −1.426 39.700 28.432 1.00 25.36 B ATOM639 O VAL B 14 −0.856 39.590 27.329 1.00 23.77 B ATOM 640 N GLY B 15−0.781 39.605 29.583 1.00 24.37 B ATOM 641 CA GLY B 15 0.633 39.29629.579 1.00 26.32 B ATOM 642 C GLY B 15 1.067 38.766 30.932 1.00 26.65 BATOM 643 O GLY B 15 0.325 38.856 31.921 1.00 23.77 B ATOM 644 N TRP B 162.251 38.169 30.975 1.00 24.82 B ATOM 645 CA TRP B 16 2.774 37.68532.243 1.00 24.33 B ATOM 646 CB TRP B 16 2.146 36.340 32.618 1.00 24.57B ATOM 647 CG TRP B 16 2.571 35.187 31.758 1.00 28.68 B ATOM 648 CD2 TRPB 16 1.707 34.286 31.068 1.00 29.83 B ATOM 649 CE2 TRP B 16 2.523 33.28830.474 1.00 32.16 B ATOM 650 CE3 TRP B 16 0.319 34.223 30.885 1.00 31.66B ATOM 651 CD1 TRP B 16 3.849 34.720 31.563 1.00 28.36 B ATOM 652 NE1TRP B 16 3.826 33.572 30.797 1.00 30.79 B ATOM 653 CZ2 TRP B 16 1.98932.234 29.719 1.00 32.79 B ATOM 654 CZ3 TRP B 16 −0.209 33.176 30.1361.00 32.52 B ATOM 655 CH2 TRP B 16 0.624 32.200 29.561 1.00 33.65 B ATOM656 C TRP B 16 4.286 37.553 32.173 1.00 22.17 B ATOM 657 O TRP B 164.885 37.616 31.103 1.00 19.67 B ATOM 658 N ALA B 17 4.896 37.406 33.3351.00 20.00 B ATOM 659 CA ALA B 17 6.330 37.226 33.431 1.00 20.97 B ATOM660 CB ALA B 17 7.008 38.549 33.720 1.00 19.52 B ATOM 661 C ALA B 176.429 36.296 34.629 1.00 22.18 B ATOM 662 O ALA B 17 5.936 36.629 35.7071.00 20.03 B ATOM 663 N THR B 18 6.994 35.106 34.442 1.00 21.90 B ATOM664 CA THR B 18 7.117 34.183 35.556 1.00 23.51 B ATOM 665 CB THR B 186.289 32.899 35.317 1.00 24.62 B ATOM 666 OG1 THR B 18 6.757 32.24334.135 1.00 24.95 B ATOM 667 CG2 THR B 18 4.788 33.231 35.129 1.00 24.61B ATOM 668 C THR B 18 8.600 33.817 35.753 1.00 25.91 B ATOM 669 O THR B18 9.398 33.852 34.797 1.00 22.59 B ATOM 670 N GLN B 19 8.973 33.52036.992 1.00 26.80 B ATOM 671 CA GLN B 19 10.346 33.130 37.281 1.00 33.83B ATOM 672 CB GLN B 19 10.931 33.946 38.435 1.00 36.03 B ATOM 673 CG GLNB 19 10.967 35.451 38.198 1.00 40.64 B ATOM 674 CD GLN B 19 9.580 36.08438.255 1.00 44.69 B ATOM 675 OE1 GLN B 19 8.731 35.668 39.061 1.00 47.37B ATOM 676 NE2 GLN B 19 9.342 37.100 37.412 1.00 45.52 B ATOM 677 C GLNB 19 10.348 31.654 37.648 1.00 36.07 B ATOM 678 O GLN B 19 9.979 30.81336.824 1.00 40.72 B ATOM 679 N LEU B 20 10.741 31.311 38.867 1.00 35.52B ATOM 680 CA LEU B 20 10.780 29.900 39.225 1.00 33.73 B ATOM 681 CB LEUB 20 11.898 29.628 40.241 1.00 36.64 B ATOM 682 CG LEU B 20 12.30028.147 40.301 1.00 38.88 B ATOM 683 CD1 LEU B 20 13.121 27.835 39.0501.00 40.32 B ATOM 684 CD2 LEU B 20 13.121 27.843 41.542 1.00 41.16 BATOM 685 C LEU B 20 9.438 29.446 39.793 1.00 32.93 B ATOM 686 O LEU B 208.748 28.624 39.192 1.00 34.16 B ATOM 687 N THR B 21 9.058 29.989 40.9421.00 29.35 B ATOM 688 CA THR B 21 7.788 29.614 41.572 1.00 30.06 B ATOM689 CB THR B 21 8.028 29.092 42.978 1.00 28.17 B ATOM 690 OG1 THR B 218.805 30.063 43.689 1.00 30.80 B ATOM 691 CG2 THR B 21 8.807 27.75442.950 1.00 29.30 B ATOM 692 C THR B 21 6.842 30.817 41.712 1.00 28.78 BATOM 693 O THR B 21 5.830 30.749 42.420 1.00 29.23 B ATOM 694 N SER B 227.180 31.924 41.073 1.00 28.03 B ATOM 695 CA SER B 22 6.337 33.09841.213 1.00 27.21 B ATOM 696 CB SER B 22 6.954 34.042 42.244 1.00 28.04B ATOM 697 OG SER B 22 8.181 34.542 41.757 1.00 32.79 B ATOM 698 C SER B22 6.150 33.798 39.904 1.00 25.42 B ATOM 699 O SER B 22 6.892 33.55238.952 1.00 23.76 B ATOM 700 N GLY B 23 5.155 34.678 39.848 1.00 23.40 BATOM 701 CA GLY B 23 4.918 35.397 38.616 1.00 23.53 B ATOM 702 C GLY B23 3.945 36.540 38.790 1.00 22.85 B ATOM 703 O GLY B 23 3.347 36.70539.858 1.00 19.43 B ATOM 704 N ALA B 24 3.803 37.336 37.734 1.00 22.99 BATOM 705 CA ALA B 24 2.872 38.442 37.729 1.00 24.00 B ATOM 706 CB ALA B24 3.630 39.768 37.827 1.00 23.97 B ATOM 707 C ALA B 24 2.138 38.32336.403 1.00 24.31 B ATOM 708 O ALA B 24 2.732 37.942 35.377 1.00 23.13 BATOM 709 N VAL B 25 0.837 38.594 36.448 1.00 24.53 B ATOM 710 CA VAL B25 −0.047 38.550 35.281 1.00 25.48 B ATOM 711 CB VAL B 25 −1.244 37.60535.490 1.00 28.33 B ATOM 712 CG1 VAL B 25 −2.184 37.668 34.255 1.0028.58 B ATOM 713 CG2 VAL B 25 −0.770 36.196 35.726 1.00 30.81 B ATOM 714C VAL B 25 −0.650 39.936 35.120 1.00 26.05 B ATOM 715 O VAL B 25 −1.01540.560 36.119 1.00 24.83 B ATOM 716 N TRP B 26 −0.737 40.416 33.884 1.0024.31 B ATOM 717 CA TRP B 26 −1.322 41.719 33.591 1.00 26.24 B ATOM 718CB TRP B 26 −0.268 42.640 32.978 1.00 30.96 B ATOM 719 CG TRP B 26−0.844 43.770 32.197 1.00 37.86 B ATOM 720 CD2 TRP B 26 −0.868 43.90130.761 1.00 40.27 B ATOM 721 CE2 TRP B 26 −1.479 45.149 30.460 1.0041.09 B ATOM 722 CE3 TRP B 26 −0.429 43.085 29.702 1.00 41.59 B ATOM 723CD1 TRP B 26 −1.435 44.909 32.695 1.00 39.70 B ATOM 724 NE1 TRP B 26−1.817 45.744 31.650 1.00 41.13 B ATOM 725 CZ2 TRP B 26 −1.656 45.59929.144 1.00 42.05 B ATOM 726 CZ3 TRP B 26 −0.606 43.533 28.393 1.0042.03 B ATOM 727 CH2 TRP B 26 −1.215 44.784 28.128 1.00 42.46 B ATOM 728C TRP B 26 −2.476 41.511 32.584 1.00 25.57 B ATOM 729 O TRP B 26 −2.38540.669 31.664 1.00 21.95 B ATOM 730 N VAL B 27 −3.555 42.270 32.757 1.0023.60 B ATOM 731 CA VAL B 27 −4.712 42.170 31.875 1.00 22.60 B ATOM 732CB VAL B 27 −5.863 41.386 32.532 1.00 23.81 B ATOM 733 CG1 VAL B 27−7.011 41.260 31.539 1.00 22.72 B ATOM 734 CG2 VAL B 27 −5.377 39.99833.014 1.00 25.00 B ATOM 735 C VAL B 27 −5.278 43.558 31.583 1.00 24.68B ATOM 736 O VAL B 27 −5.430 44.371 32.495 1.00 23.54 B ATOM 737 N GLN B28 −5.590 43.829 30.322 1.00 24.45 B ATOM 738 CA GLN B 28 −6.203 45.10029.949 1.00 26.46 B ATOM 739 CB GLN B 28 −5.369 45.830 28.913 1.00 30.46B ATOM 740 CG GLN B 28 −4.608 46.992 29.461 1.00 38.64 B ATOM 741 CD GLNB 28 −3.935 47.795 28.361 1.00 43.10 B ATOM 742 OE1 GLN B 28 −4.56948.156 27.365 1.00 46.00 B ATOM 743 NE2 GLN B 28 −2.649 48.088 28.5401.00 44.70 B ATOM 744 C GLN B 28 −7.548 44.745 29.326 1.00 24.08 B ATOM745 O GLN B 28 −7.620 43.900 28.430 1.00 24.15 B ATOM 746 N PHE B 29−8.610 45.380 29.795 1.00 22.39 B ATOM 747 CA PHE B 29 −9.936 45.11529.251 1.00 21.79 B ATOM 748 CB PHE B 29 −10.966 45.098 30.382 1.0020.55 B ATOM 749 CG PHE B 29 −10.716 44.019 31.385 1.00 21.12 B ATOM 750CD1 PHE B 29 −10.012 44.283 32.540 1.00 21.25 B ATOM 751 CD2 PHE B 29−11.143 42.711 31.141 1.00 22.04 B ATOM 752 CE1 PHE B 29 −9.724 43.26133.458 1.00 21.96 B ATOM 753 CE2 PHE B 29 −10.865 41.686 32.045 1.0021.64 B ATOM 754 CZ PHE B 29 −10.155 41.959 33.208 1.00 22.73 B ATOM 755C PHE B 29 −10.277 46.170 28.204 1.00 22.83 B ATOM 756 O PHE B 29 −9.62247.216 28.129 1.00 23.60 B ATOM 757 N ASN B 30 −11.303 45.906 27.4031.00 24.69 B ATOM 758 CA ASN B 30 −11.691 46.828 26.352 1.00 27.19 BATOM 759 CB ASN B 30 −12.741 46.178 25.463 1.00 29.82 B ATOM 760 CG ASNB 30 −14.071 45.995 26.163 1.00 31.05 B ATOM 761 OD1 ASN B 30 −14.14045.550 27.306 1.00 32.99 B ATOM 762 ND2 ASN B 30 −15.148 46.344 25.4671.00 35.35 B ATOM 763 C ASN B 30 −12.205 48.162 26.892 1.00 27.09 B ATOM764 O ASN B 30 −12.228 49.143 26.167 1.00 27.50 B ATOM 765 N ASP B 31−12.593 48.212 28.164 1.00 27.50 B ATOM 766 CA ASP B 31 −13.098 49.47128.728 1.00 28.13 B ATOM 767 CB ASP B 31 −14.125 49.216 29.852 1.0024.72 B ATOM 768 CG ASP B 31 −13.528 48.516 31.050 1.00 24.30 B ATOM 769OD1 ASP B 31 −12.329 48.150 31.021 1.00 22.63 B ATOM 770 OD2 ASP B 31−14.263 48.331 32.037 1.00 24.53 B ATOM 771 C ASP B 31 −11.948 50.31529.246 1.00 27.69 B ATOM 772 O ASP B 31 −12.161 51.369 29.837 1.00 28.05B ATOM 773 N GLY B 32 −10.723 49.845 29.018 1.00 27.51 B ATOM 774 CA GLYB 32 −9.553 50.588 29.461 1.00 26.87 B ATOM 775 C GLY B 32 −9.062 50.28130.875 1.00 25.54 B ATOM 776 O GLY B 32 −8.039 50.822 31.299 1.00 27.40B ATOM 111 N SER B 33 −9.772 49.445 31.619 1.00 23.05 B ATOM 778 CA SERB 33 −9.317 49.130 32.972 1.00 22.45 B ATOM 779 CB SER B 33 −10.45448.589 33.806 1.00 19.16 B ATOM 780 OG SER B 33 −10.999 47.395 33.2381.00 20.75 B ATOM 781 C SER B 33 −8.187 48.104 32.884 1.00 21.94 B ATOM782 O SER B 33 −8.013 47.454 31.828 1.00 20.92 B ATOM 783 N GLN B 34−7.422 47.975 33.967 1.00 22.53 B ATOM 784 CA GLN B 34 −6.262 47.06434.018 1.00 24.67 B ATOM 785 CB GLN B 34 −4.956 47.828 33.838 1.00 27.02B ATOM 786 CG GLN B 34 −4.877 48.736 32.647 1.00 34.24 B ATOM 787 CD GLNB 34 −3.546 49.450 32.589 1.00 37.10 B ATOM 788 OE1 GLN B 34 −2.48748.825 32.361 1.00 37.26 B ATOM 789 NE2 GLN B 34 −3.575 50.768 32.8161.00 38.53 B ATOM 790 C GLN B 34 −6.127 46.350 35.358 1.00 25.48 B ATOM791 O GLN B 34 −6.407 46.938 36.421 1.00 24.70 B ATOM 792 N LEU B 35−5.685 45.095 35.304 1.00 22.93 B ATOM 793 CA LEU B 35 −5.435 44.28436.505 1.00 23.57 B ATOM 794 CB LEU B 35 −6.301 43.016 36.507 1.00 24.87B ATOM 795 CG LEU B 35 −7.740 43.074 36.983 1.00 26.23 B ATOM 796 CD1LEU B 35 −8.511 41.841 36.512 1.00 26.00 B ATOM 797 CD2 LEU B 35 −7.75043.187 −38.513 1.00 23.79 B ATOM 798 C LEU B 35 −3.975 43.826 36.4781.00 24.00 B ATOM 799 O LEU B 35 −3.497 43.342 35.445 1.00 22.60 B ATOM800 N VAL B 36 −3.252 44.022 37.578 1.00 23.46 B ATOM 801 CA VAL B 36−1.887 43.515 37.684 1.00 24.10 B ATOM 802 CB VAL B 36 −0.840 44.61937.903 1.00 24.21 B ATOM 803 CG1 VAL B 36 0.549 43.983 38.042 1.00 26.16B ATOM 804 CG2 VAL B 36 −0.836 45.578 36.742 1.00 24.66 B ATOM 805 C VALB 36 −1.969 42.614 38.923 1.00 25.01 B ATOM 806 O VAL B 36 −2.338 43.08340.022 1.00 22.79 B ATOM 807 N MET B 37 −1.689 41.317 38.738 1.00 23.05B ATOM 808 CA MET B 37 −1.783 40.340 39.829 1.00 22.68 B ATOM 809 CB METB 37 −2.847 39.295 39.491 1.00 22.71 B ATOM 810 CG MET B 37 −3.99639.933 38.756 1.00 26.04 B ATOM 811 SD MET B 37 −5.501 39.068 38.8221.00 26.70 B ATOM 812 CE MET B 37 −5.327 37.927 37.565 1.00 26.34 B ATOM813 C MET B 37 −0.478 39.629 40.099 1.00 22.50 B ATOM 814 O MET B 370.183 39.160 39.164 1.00 23.17 B ATOM 815 N GLN B 38 −0.118 39.54141.373 1.00 21.09 B ATOM 816 CA GLN B 38 1.110 38.864 41.790 1.00 21.56B ATOM 817 CB GLN B 38 1.715 39.584 43.003 1.00 23.88 B ATOM 818 CG GLNB 38 2.308 40.990 42.679 1.00 26.47 B ATOM 819 CD GLN B 38 3.393 40.93541.597 1.00 29.08 B ATOM 820 OE1 GLN B 38 4.103 39.935 41.474 1.00 29.45B ATOM 821 NE2 GLN B 38 3.529 42.009 40.820 1.00 28.64 B ATOM 822 C GLNB 38 0.629 37.462 42.177 1.00 21.49 B ATOM 823 O GLN B 38 −0.401 37.32942.818 1.00 19.42 B ATOM 824 N ALA B 39 1.371 36.426 41.805 1.00 19.11 BATOM 825 CA ALA B 39 0.946 35.067 42.089 1.00 20.63 B ATOM 826 CB ALA B39 0.194 34.483 40.874 1.00 20.95 B ATOM 827 C ALA B 39 2.129 34.18542.439 1.00 21.22 B ATOM 828 O ALA B 39 3.292 34.548 42.211 1.00 20.65 BATOM 829 N GLY B 40 1.833 33.033 43.023 1.00 21.29 B ATOM 830 CA GLY B40 2.910 32.125 43.382 1.00 22.60 B ATOM 831 C GLY B 40 2.422 30.70643.549 1.00 22.77 B ATOM 832 O GLY B 40 1.265 30.448 43.914 1.00 21.33 BATOM 833 N VAL B 41 3.322 29.772 43.270 1.00 23.45 B ATOM 834 CA VAL B41 3.037 28.359 43.424 1.00 22.65 B ATOM 835 CB VAL B 41 4.088 27.54042.681 1.00 23.98 B ATOM 836 CG1 VAL B 41 3.925 26.056 42.983 1.00 23.94B ATOM 837 CG2 VAL B 41 3.935 27.803 41.183 1.00 25.98 B ATOM 838 C VALB 41 3.108 28.074 44.910 1.00 21.21 B ATOM 839 O VAL B 41 4.054 28.46645.557 1.00 20.44 B ATOM 840 N SER B 42 2.111 27.384 45.453 1.00 22.01 BATOM 841 CA SER B 42 2.081 27.095 46.882 1.00 21.18 B ATOM 842 CB SER B42 0.741 27.559 47.448 1.00 19.17 B ATOM 843 OG SER B 42 −0.294 26.96846.698 1.00 21.34 B ATOM 844 C SER B 42 2.317 25.606 47.203 1.00 24.43 BATOM 845 O SER B 42 2.600 25.258 48.354 1.00 25.28 B ATOM 846 N SER B 432.126 24.732 46.213 1.00 24.56 B ATOM 847 CA SER B 43 2.411 23.29646.374 1.00 24.94 B ATOM 848 CB SER B 43 1.241 22.478 46.977 1.00 23.50B ATOM 849 OG SER B 43 0.016 22.631 46.302 1.00 28.57 B ATOM 850 C SER B43 2.849 22.699 45.043 1.00 26.29 B ATOM 851 O SER B 43 2.355 23.06943.969 1.00 24.41 B ATOM 852 N ILE B 44 3.811 21.780 45.120 1.00 25.28 BATOM 853 CA ILE B 44 4.337 21.115 43.947 1.00 24.80 B ATOM 854 CB ILE B44 5.788 21.580 43.673 1.00 27.42 B ATOM 855 CG2 ILE B 44 6.427 20.73142.572 1.00 26.96 B ATOM 856 CG1 ILE B 44 5.780 23.062 43.293 1.00 26.37B ATOM 857 CD1 ILE B 44 7.143 23.654 43.008 1.00 28.02 B ATOM 858 C ILEB 44 4.285 19.617 44.201 1.00 26.01 B ATOM 859 O ILE B 44 4.629 19.14545.294 1.00 23.90 B ATOM 860 N SER B 45 3.816 18.890 43.195 1.00 25.60 BATOM 861 CA SER B 45 3.685 17.448 43.257 1.00 25.92 B ATOM 862 CB SER B45 2.206 17.095 43.212 1.00 28.69 B ATOM 863 OG SER B 45 1.981 15.69743.280 1.00 33.00 B ATOM 864 C SER B 45 4.440 16.891 42.044 1.00 26.07 BATOM 865 O SER B 45 3.989 17.043 40.895 1.00 26.72 B ATOM 866 N TYR B 465.615 16.305 42.302 1.00 23.13 B ATOM 867 CA TYR B 46 6.459 15.72141.263 1.00 22.07 B ATOM 868 CB TYR B 46 7.947 15.940 41.573 1.00 21.10B ATOM 869 CG TYR B 46 8.887 15.289 40.560 1.00 21.47 B ATOM 870 CD1 TYRB 46 9.105 15.874 39.324 1.00 20.80 B ATOM 871 CE1 TYR B 46 9.986 15.32038.396 1.00 22.20 B ATOM 872 CD2 TYR B 46 9.580 14.097 40.860 1.00 22.24B ATOM 873 CE2 TYR B 46 10.476 13.523 39.938 1.00 21.77 B ATOM 874 CZTYR B 46 10.668 14.147 38.704 1.00 22.48 B ATOM 875 OH TYR B 46 11.51813.618 37.763 1.00 22.53 B ATOM 876 C TYR B 46 6.245 14.213 41.140 1.0023.70 B ATOM 877 O TYR B 46 6.366 13.468 42.127 1.00 24.10 B ATOM 878 NTHR B 47 5.949 13.751 39.935 1.00 22.63 B ATOM 879 CA THR B 47 5.78412.310 39.730 1.00 23.41 B ATOM 880 CB THR B 47 4.451 11.990 39.079 1.0023.58 B ATOM 881 OG1 THR B 47 3.407 12.379 39.977 1.00 25.78 B ATOM 882CG2 THR B 47 4.332 10.478 38.800 1.00 24.55 B ATOM 883 C THR B 47 6.91311.866 38.821 1.00 21.48 B ATOM 884 O THR B 47 7.002 12.317 37.679 1.0021.40 B ATOM 885 N SER B 48 7.786 11.005 39.340 1.00 20.62 B ATOM 886 CASER B 48 8.944 10.528 38.588 1.00 19.68 B ATOM 887 CB SER B 48 9.8379.668 39.480 1.00 19.79 B ATOM 888 OG SER B 48 9.147 8.463 39.856 1.0020.44 B ATOM 889 C SER B 48 8.517 9.706 37.394 1.00 20.21 B ATOM 890 OSER B 48 7.360 9.286 37.300 1.00 20.77 B ATOM 891 N PRO B 49 9.453 9.42936.475 1.00 20.80 B ATOM 892 CD PRO B 49 10.839 9.921 36.382 1.00 19.25B ATOM 893 CA PRO B 49 9.108 8.635 35.293 1.00 21.42 B ATOM 894 CB PRO B49 10.434 8.535 34.547 1.00 19.67 B ATOM 895 CG PRO B 49 11.072 9.87034.879 1.00 19.88 B ATOM 896 C PRO B 49 8.548 7.286 35.677 1.00 22.31 BATOM 897 O PRO B 49 7.734 6.724 34.938 1.00 22.96 B ATOM 898 N ASP B 508.957 6.771 36.834 1.00 22.40 B ATOM 899 CA ASP B 50 8.466 5.474 37.3081.00 24.50 B ATOM 900 CB ASP B 50 9.561 4.738 38.096 1.00 24.53 B ATOM901 CG ASP B 50 10.661 4.197 37.181 1.00 23.14 B ATOM 902 OD1 ASP B 5010.388 3.260 36.395 1.00 25.84 B ATOM 903 OD2 ASP B 50 11.788 4.72637.217 1.00 21.10 B ATOM 904 C ASP B 50 7.167 5.537 38.134 1.00 26.54 BATOM 905 O ASP B 50 6.720 4.526 38.719 1.00 24.08 B ATOM 906 N GLY B 516.558 6.722 38.180 1.00 25.82 B ATOM 907 CA GLY B 51 5.291 6.856 38.8731.00 26.67 B ATOM 908 C GLY B 51 5.327 7.099 40.366 1.00 28.06 B ATOM909 O GLY B 51 4.319 6.892 41.031 1.00 30.08 B ATOM 910 N GLN B 52 6.4597.497 40.922 1.00 27.83 B ATOM 911 CA GLN B 52 6.486 7.770 42.361 1.0029.96 B ATOM 912 CB GLN B 52 7.822 7.330 42.966 1.00 32.90 B ATOM 913 CGGLN B 52 8.182 5.864 42.564 1.00 38.75 B ATOM 914 CD GLN B 52 6.9634.910 42.669 1.00 41.93 B ATOM 915 OE1 GLN B 52 6.482 4.599 43.779 1.0043.80 B ATOM 916 NE2 GLN B 52 6.446 4.466 41.507 1.00 42.57 B ATOM 917 CGLN B 52 6.262 9.279 42.581 1.00 28.82 B ATOM 918 O GLN B 52 6.93910.119 41.966 1.00 27.16 B ATOM 919 N THR B 53 5.325 9.612 43.465 1.0028.03 B ATOM 920 CA THR B 53 4.991 11.021 43.733 1.00 27.41 B ATOM 921CB THR B 53 3.455 11.224 43.667 1.00 26.41 B ATOM 922 OG1 THR B 53 3.01410.878 42.347 1.00 24.55 B ATOM 923 CG2 THR B 53 3.066 12.721 43.9461.00 27.48 B ATOM 924 C THR B 53 5.527 11.561 45.060 1.00 26.97 B ATOM925 O THR B 53 5.439 10.911 46.098 1.00 26.40 B ATOM 926 N THR B 546.109 12.751 44.993 1.00 25.91 B ATOM 927 CA THR B 54 6.654 13.43546.148 1.00 25.43 B ATOM 928 CB THR B 54 8.185 13.543 46.048 1.00 26.30B ATOM 929 OG1 THR B 54 8.731 12.217 46.017 1.00 27.51 B ATOM 930 CG2THR B 54 8.761 14.270 47.249 1.00 26.98 B ATOM 931 C THR B 54 6.03214.811 46.119 1.00 24.29 B ATOM 932 O THR B 54 6.058 15.494 45.085 1.0021.45 B ATOM 933 N ARG B 55 5.450 15.202 47.244 1.00 24.59 B ATOM 934 CAARG B 55 4.791 16.498 47.343 1.00 28.29 B ATOM 935 CB ARG B 55 3.38216.307 47.906 1.00 30.45 B ATOM 936 CG ARG B 55 2.547 15.395 47.020 1.0036.62 B ATOM 937 CD ARG B 55 1.134 15.165 47.550 1.00 40.16 B ATOM 938NE ARG B 55 0.425 14.191 46.728 1.00 42.96 B ATOM 939 CZ ARG B 55 0.57412.871 46.832 1.00 45.47 B ATOM 940 NH1 ARG B 55 1.409 12.354 47.7361.00 45.46 B ATOM 941 NH2 ARG B 55 −0.107 12.063 46.019 1.00 45.66 BATOM 942 C ARG B 55 5.565 17.488 48.195 1.00 27.52 B ATOM 943 O ARG B 556.225 17.112 49.167 1.00 27.20 B ATOM 944 N TYR B 56 5.513 18.754 47.8031.00 27.30 B ATOM 945 CA TYR B 56 6.194 19.794 48.548 1.00 28.29 B ATOM946 CB TYR B 56 7.414 20.312 47.804 1.00 29.22 B ATOM 947 CG TYR B 568.406 19.234 47.446 1.00 33.48 B ATOM 948 CD1 TYR B 56 8.220 18.44346.307 1.00 32.53 B ATOM 949 CE1 TYR B 56 9.167 17.490 45.932 1.00 35.51B ATOM 950 CD2 TYR B 56 9.560 19.035 48.216 1.00 33.59 B ATOM 951 CE2TYR B 56 10.514 18.073 47.853 1.00 37.05 B ATOM 952 CZ TYR B 56 10.31217.313 46.705 1.00 36.68 B ATOM 953 OH TYR B 56 11.279 16.426 46.2871.00 39.21 B ATOM 954 C TYR B 56 5.242 20.943 48.771 1.00 28.88 B ATOM955 O TYR B 56 4.520 21.363 47.858 1.00 28.25 B ATOM 956 N GLY B 575.228 21.408 50.014 1.00 28.70 B ATOM 957 CA GLY B 57 4.407 22.52450.412 1.00 26.92 B ATOM 958 C GLY B 57 5.242 23.777 50.511 1.00 27.44 BATOM 959 O GLY B 57 6.460 23.759 50.327 1.00 25.48 B ATOM 960 N GLU B 584.562 24.872 50.838 1.00 28.85 B ATOM 961 CA GLU B 58 5.170 26.19550.944 1.00 31.01 B ATOM 962 CB GLU B 58 4.075 27.209 51.289 1.00 32.60B ATOM 963 CG GLU B 58 4.296 28.539 50.685 1.00 36.52 B ATOM 964 CD GLUB 58 3.023 29.353 50.618 1.00 37.61 B ATOM 965 OE1 GLU B 58 3.041 30.32549.847 1.00 39.19 B ATOM 966 OE2 GLU B 58 2.030 29.016 51.315 1.00 35.73B ATOM 967 C GLU B 58 6.289 26.297 51.961 1.00 29.67 B ATOM 968 O GLU B58 7.207 27.084 51.795 1.00 28.65 B ATOM 969 N ASN B 59 6.207 25.50053.017 1.00 29.60 B ATOM 970 CA ASN B 59 7.217 25.507 54.072 1.00 30.67B ATOM 971 CB ASN B 59 6.558 25.095 55.400 1.00 31.78 B ATOM 972 CG ASNB 59 7.436 25.374 56.616 1.00 34.02 B ATOM 973 OD1 ASN B 59 7.427 24.60357.590 1.00 36.16 B ATOM 974 ND2 ASN B 59 8.163 26.490 56.588 1.00 32.45B ATOM 975 C ASN B 59 8.388 24.543 53.772 1.00 30.66 B ATOM 976 O ASN B59 9.262 24.370 54.609 1.00 28.83 B ATOM 977 N GLU B 60 8.405 23.91252.596 1.00 31.84 B ATOM 978 CA GLU B 60 9.484 22.959 52.263 1.00 33.09B ATOM 979 CB GLU B 60 8.881 21.606 51.857 1.00 33.04 B ATOM 980 CG GLUB 60 8.009 20.958 52.956 1.00 33.74 B ATOM 981 CD GLU B 60 7.326 19.64752.512 1.00 37.38 B ATOM 982 OE1 GLU B 60 6.136 19.671 52.091 1.00 36.26B ATOM 983 OE2 GLU B 60 7.989 18.587 52.584 1.00 37.34 B ATOM 984 C GLUB 60 10.407 23.450 51.155 1.00 34.34 B ATOM 985 O GLU B 60 10.012 24.24950.301 1.00 34.69 B ATOM 986 N LYS B 61 11.657 22.999 51.185 1.00 34.58B ATOM 987 CA LYS B 61 12.618 23.378 50.155 1.00 34.67 B ATOM 988 CB LYSB 61 14.023 23.474 50.757 1.00 37.32 B ATOM 989 CG LYS B 61 15.13623.586 49.719 1.00 40.98 B ATOM 990 CD LYS B 61 16.441 24.122 50.3091.00 44.39 B ATOM 991 CE LYS B 61 16.911 23.344 51.533 1.00 46.53 B ATOM992 NZ LYS B 61 18.090 24.028 52.184 1.00 48.46 B ATOM 993 C LYS B 6112.591 22.333 49.025 1.00 33.73 B ATOM 994 O LYS B 61 12.375 21.13949.271 1.00 32.48 B ATOM 995 N LEU B 62 12.784 22.793 47.791 1.00 31.87B ATOM 996 CA LEU B 62 12.779 21.917 46.622 1.00 32.06 B ATOM 997 CB LEUB 62 12.216 22.645 45.390 1.00 30.85 B ATOM 998 CG LEU B 62 10.75823.104 45.390 1.00 32.13 B ATOM 999 CD1 LEU B 62 10.506 23.974 44.1781.00 31.87 B ATOM 1000 CD2 LEU B 62 9.845 21.878 45.365 1.00 31.68 BATOM 1001 C LEU B 62 14.193 21.471 46.274 1.00 32.22 B ATOM 1002 O LEU B62 15.139 22.246 46.421 1.00 31.77 B ATOM 1003 N PRO B 63 14.349 20.21245.813 1.00 32.35 B ATOM 1004 CD PRO B 63 13.289 19.184 45.816 1.0033.22 B ATOM 1005 CA PRO B 63 15.639 19.637 45.416 1.00 32.16 B ATOM1006 CB PRO B 63 15.319 18.163 45.156 1.00 32.18 B ATOM 1007 CG PRO B 6314.067 17.918 45.977 1.00 33.74 B ATOM 1008 C PRO B 63 16.027 20.33044.131 1.00 32.29 B ATOM 1009 O PRO B 63 15.142 20.819 43.403 1.00 30.11B ATOM 1010 N GLU B 64 17.333 20.353 43.832 1.00 32.20 B ATOM 1011 CAGLU B 64 17.840 21.002 42.619 1.00 31.44 B ATOM 1012 CB GLU B 64 19.37220.977 42.567 1.00 33.66 B ATOM 1013 CG GLU B 64 20.040 21.984 43.4961.00 39.13 B ATOM 1014 CD GLU B 64 19.571 23.414 43.252 1.00 40.51 BATOM 1015 OE1 GLU B 64 19.507 23.828 42.065 1.00 41.69 B ATOM 1016 OE2GLU B 64 19.273 24.120 44.250 1.00 44.35 B ATOM 1017 C GLU B 64 17.33120.433 41.313 1.00 30.81 B ATOM 1018 O GLU B 64 17.141 21.178 40.3361.00 30.24 B ATOM 1019 N TYR B 65 17.125 19.123 41.244 1.00 28.06 B ATOM1020 CA TYR B 65 16.654 18.588 39.971 1.00 28.85 B ATOM 1021 CB TYR B 6516.779 17.059 39.937 1.00 28.86 B ATOM 1022 CG TYR B 65 15.746 16.32940.744 1.00 28.28 B ATOM 1023 CD1 TYR B 65 14.620 15.788 40.124 1.0030.60 B ATOM 1024 CE1 TYR B 65 13.701 15.042 40.828 1.00 29.77 B ATOM1025 CD2 TYR B 65 15.916 16.118 42.106 1.00 27.97 B ATOM 1026 CE2 TYR B65 14.989 15.375 42.837 1.00 29.71 B ATOM 1027 CZ TYR B 65 13.890 14.83842.190 1.00 30.50 B ATOM 1028 OH TYR B 65 12.966 14.095 42.883 1.0030.91 B ATOM 1029 C TYR B 65 15.209 19.034 39.714 1.00 27.21 B ATOM 1030O TYR B 65 14.775 19.109 38.572 1.00 27.93 B ATOM 1031 N ILE B 66 14.46619.327 40.775 1.00 27.73 B ATOM 1032 CA ILE B 66 13.088 19.813 40.6161.00 29.70 B ATOM 1033 CB ILE B 66 12.312 19.780 41.951 1.00 30.45 BATOM 1034 CG2 ILE B 66 10.896 20.377 41.761 1.00 31.18 B ATOM 1035 CG1ILE B 66 12.262 18.347 42.500 1.00 33.52 B ATOM 1036 CD1 ILE B 66 11.28717.460 41.858 1.00 30.53 B ATOM 1037 C ILE B 66 13.147 21.280 40.1381.00 30.08 B ATOM 1038 O ILE B 66 12.441 21.665 39.215 1.00 30.26 B ATOM1039 N LYS B 67 14.001 22.084 40.766 1.00 30.53 B ATOM 1040 CA LYS B 6714.145 23.500 40.411 1.00 33.59 B ATOM 1041 CB LYS B 67 15.194 24.18541.290 1.00 33.18 B ATOM 1042 CG LYS B 67 15.064 23.881 42.786 1.0037.68 B ATOM 1043 CD LYS B 67 14.811 25.143 43.630 1.00 40.72 B ATOM1044 CE LYS B 67 15.987 26.095 43.620 1.00 41.58 B ATOM 1045 NZ LYS B 6717.116 25.648 44.477 1.00 45.16 B ATOM 1046 C LYS B 67 14.570 23.62038.955 1.00 34.20 B ATOM 1047 O LYS B 67 14.023 24.435 38.201 1.00 34.67B ATOM 1048 N GLN B 68 15.554 22.812 38.569 1.00 33.52 B ATOM 1049 CAGLN B 68 16.047 22.801 37.208 1.00 34.63 B ATOM 1050 CB GLN B 68 16.99221.618 37.010 1.00 39.08 B ATOM 1051 CG GLN B 68 18.215 21.649 37.8781.00 44.05 B ATOM 1052 CD GLN B 68 19.392 22.243 37.150 1.00 47.61 BATOM 1053 OE1 GLN B 68 19.400 23.442 36.815 1.00 49.22 B ATOM 1054 NE2GLN B 68 20.401 21.405 36.880 1.00 48.50 B ATOM 1055 C GLN B 68 14.85922.637 36.270 1.00 33.72 B ATOM 1056 O GLN B 68 14.764 23.295 35.2341.00 34.87 B ATOM 1057 N LYS B 69 13.947 21.741 36.614 1.00 31.19 B ATOM1058 CA LYS B 69 12.803 21.531 35.741 1.00 30.30 B ATOM 1059 CB LYS B 6912.076 20.237 36.126 1.00 27.57 B ATOM 1060 CG LYS B 69 12.629 19.05735.327 1.00 29.07 B ATOM 1061 CD LYS B 69 12.272 17.668 35.859 1.0024.54 B ATOM 1062 CE LYS B 69 12.698 16.604 34.821 1.00 25.27 B ATOM1063 NZ LYS B 69 12.601 15.215 35.374 1.00 20.26 B ATOM 1064 C LYS B 6911.882 22.748 35.763 1.00 29.46 B ATOM 1065 O LYS B 69 11.308 23.11134.734 1.00 30.15 B ATOM 1066 N LEU B 70 11.765 23.378 36.928 1.00 29.80B ATOM 1067 CA LEU B 70 10.957 24.588 37.081 1.00 33.21 B ATOM 1068 CBLEU B 70 10.965 25.076 38.527 1.00 31.58 B ATOM 1069 CG LEU B 70 9.95724.413 39.450 1.00 34.15 B ATOM 1070 CD1 LEU B 70 10.146 24.954 40.8661.00 33.82 B ATOM 1071 CD2 LEU B 70 8.546 24.706 38.942 1.00 33.95 BATOM 1072 C LEU B 70 11.470 25.713 36.192 1.00 32.31 B ATOM 1073 O LEU B70 10.684 26.459 35.636 1.00 33.63 B ATOM 1074 N GLN B 71 12.786 25.83436.053 1.00 35.18 B ATOM 1075 CA GLN B 71 13.356 26.899 35.225 1.0036.36 B ATOM 1076 CB GLN B 71 14.887 26.877 35.265 1.00 38.30 B ATOM1077 CG GLN B 71 15.472 26.777 36.654 1.00 43.28 B ATOM 1078 CD GLN B 7117.001 26.759 36.647 1.00 47.08 B ATOM 1079 OE1 GLN B 71 17.633 26.35137.626 1.00 49.47 B ATOM 1080 NE2 GLN B 71 17.599 27.207 35.541 1.0049.59 B ATOM 1081 C GLN B 71 12.908 26.817 33.769 1.00 36.22 B ATOM 1082O GLN B 71 12.818 27.858 33.099 1.00 35.03 B ATOM 1083 N LEU B 72 12.62225.606 33.273 1.00 34.21 B ATOM 1084 CA LEU B 72 12.201 25.448 31.8741.00 33.60 B ATOM 1085 CB LEU B 72 12.164 23.966 31.455 1.00 34.75 BATOM 1086 CG LEU B 72 13.423 23.089 31.537 1.00 34.77 B ATOM 1087 CD1LEU B 72 13.039 21.606 31.382 1.00 34.45 B ATOM 1088 CD2 LEU B 72 14.40123.511 30.442 1.00 34.92 B ATOM 1089 C LEU B 72 10.817 26.043 31.6431.00 33.64 B ATOM 1090 O LEU B 72 10.400 26.194 30.494 1.00 31.65 B ATOM1091 N LEU B 73 10.116 26.392 32.724 1.00 32.55 B ATOM 1092 CA LEU B 738.764 26.947 32.608 1.00 33.85 B ATOM 1093 CB LEU B 73 7.883 26.43233.754 1.00 35.05 B ATOM 1094 CG LEU B 73 7.891 24.912 33.938 1.00 37.23B ATOM 1095 CD1 LEU B 73 7.380 24.551 35.344 1.00 38.68 B ATOM 1096 CD2LEU B 73 7.056 24.260 32.843 1.00 37.27 B ATOM 1097 C LEU B 73 8.71728.476 32.594 1.00 33.24 B ATOM 1098 O LEU B 73 7.746 29.058 32.128 1.0034.63 B ATOM 1099 N SER B 74 9.764 29.112 33.111 1.00 32.48 B ATOM 1100CA SER B 74 9.857 30.563 33.164 1.00 29.94 B ATOM 1101 CB SER B 7411.218 30.969 33.719 1.00 30.18 B ATOM 1102 OG SER B 74 11.398 30.39535.006 1.00 35.73 B ATOM 1103 C SER B 74 9.650 31.210 31.800 1.00 28.75B ATOM 1104 O SER B 74 10.313 30.853 30.816 1.00 28.50 B ATOM 1105 N SERB 75 8.720 32.158 31.727 1.00 26.58 B ATOM 1106 CA SER B 75 8.469 32.85030.463 1.00 23.76 B ATOM 1107 CB SER B 75 7.521 32.043 29.583 1.00 25.25B ATOM 1108 OG SER B 75 6.220 31.915 30.161 1.00 25.57 B ATOM 1109 C SERB 75 7.901 34.240 30.670 1.00 23.10 B ATOM 1110 O SER B 75 7.564 34.63431.779 1.00 19.92 B ATOM 1111 N ILE B 76 7.875 34.982 29.577 1.00 22.80B ATOM 1112 CA ILE B 76 7.362 36.330 29.504 1.00 23.91 B ATOM 1113 CBILE B 76 8.500 37.358 29.251 1.00 26.24 B ATOM 1114 CG2 ILE B 76 7.90838.709 28.915 1.00 27.13 B ATOM 1115 CG1 ILE B 76 9.382 37.483 30.4981.00 28.59 B ATOM 1116 CD1 ILE B 76 10.458 38.553 30.372 1.00 33.23 BATOM 1117 C ILE B 76 6.479 36.228 28.252 1.00 23.80 B ATOM 1118 O ILE B76 6.966 35.838 27.166 1.00 22.78 B ATOM 1119 N LEU B 77 5.194 36.51828.407 1.00 23.20 B ATOM 1120 CA LEU B 77 4.239 36.447 27.286 1.00 23.99B ATOM 1121 CB LEU B 77 3.244 35.304 27.502 1.00 23.91 B ATOM 1122 CGLEU B 77 2.153 35.143 26.409 1.00 26.66 B ATOM 1123 CD1 LEU B 77 1.93533.666 26.098 1.00 27.56 B ATOM 1124 CD2 LEU B 77 0.849 35.772 26.8751.00 26.92 B ATOM 1125 C LEU B 77 3.468 37.755 27.177 1.00 24.42 B ATOM1126 O LEU B 77 3.112 38.356 28.196 1.00 22.52 B ATOM 1127 N LEU B 783.269 38.218 25.945 1.00 23.94 B ATOM 1128 CA LEU B 78 2.496 39.42525.680 1.00 25.25 B ATOM 1129 CB LEU B 78 3.403 40.559 25.195 1.00 26.26B ATOM 1130 CG LEU B 78 4.448 41.009 26.230 1.00 27.97 B ATOM 1131 CD1LEU B 78 5.575 41.856 25.603 1.00 29.40 B ATOM 1132 CD2 LEU B 78 3.70041.789 27.297 1.00 31.48 B ATOM 1133 C LEU B 78 1.541 39.044 24.567 1.0026.11 B ATOM 1134 O LEU B 78 1.973 38.505 23.551 1.00 24.70 B ATOM 1135N MET B 79 0.249 39.281 24.772 1.00 25.67 B ATOM 1136 CA MET B 79 −0.76538.995 23.754 1.00 27.63 B ATOM 1137 CB MET B 79 −1.578 37.753 24.1061.00 28.06 B ATOM 1138 CG MET B 79 −2.443 37.323 22.926 1.00 35.25 BATOM 1139 SD MET B 79 −3.262 35.745 23.168 1.00 40.80 B ATOM 1140 CE METB 79 −2.237 34.993 24.422 1.00 37.94 B ATOM 1141 C MET B 79 −1.71540.203 23.604 1.00 27.55 B ATOM 1142 O MET B 79 −2.243 40.710 24.6021.00 24.75 B ATOM 1143 N PHE B 80 −1.906 40.670 22.370 1.00 27.13 B ATOM1144 CA PHE B 80 −2.770 41.822 22.098 1.00 30.08 B ATOM 1145 CB PHE B 80−1.965 43.041 21.609 1.00 29.04 B ATOM 1146 CG PHE B 80 −0.704 43.32422.396 1.00 30.01 B ATOM 1147 CD1 PHE B 80 0.462 42.587 22.164 1.0030.40 B ATOM 1148 CD2 PHE B 80 −0.672 44.359 23.337 1.00 31.06 B ATOM1149 CE1 PHE B 80 1.647 42.875 22.857 1.00 31.13 B ATOM 1150 CE2 PHE B80 0.511 44.665 24.045 1.00 31.57 B ATOM 1151 CZ PHE B 80 1.675 43.91623.800 1.00 30.17 B ATOM 1152 C PHE B 80 −3.770 41.508 20.996 1.00 33.16B ATOM 1153 O PHE B 80 −3.456 40.766 20.050 1.00 30.01 B ATOM 1154 N SERB 81 −4.978 42.061 21.112 1.00 35.97 B ATOM 1155 CA SER B 81 −5.97641.897 20.048 1.00 40.51 B ATOM 1156 CB SER B 81 −7.337 42.442 20.4941.00 39.87 B ATOM 1157 OG SER B 81 −7.832 41.698 21.591 1.00 40.39 BATOM 1158 C SER B 81 −5.438 42.744 18.868 1.00 42.34 B ATOM 1159 O SER B81 −5.008 43.874 19.063 1.00 44.86 B ATOM 1160 N ASN B 82 −5.463 42.20617.654 1.00 44.80 B ATOM 1161 CA ASN B 82 −4.951 42.914 16.477 1.0046.28 B ATOM 1162 CB ASN B 82 −4.259 41.906 15.544 1.00 46.09 B ATOM1163 CG ASN B 82 −3.309 42.565 14.537 1.00 46.70 B ATOM 1164 OD1 ASN B82 −2.677 41.874 13.716 1.00 46.56 B ATOM 1165 ND2 ASN B 82 −3.20343.891 14.593 1.00 45.41 B ATOM 1166 C ASN B 82 −6.073 43.653 15.7221.00 48.50 B ATOM 1167 O ASN B 82 −6.410 43.239 14.578 1.00 47.94 B ATOM1168 OXT ASN B 82 −6.611 44.640 16.292 1.00 51.85 B ATOM 1169 OH2 TIP S1 1.508 24.728 50.569 1.00 21.12 S ATOM 1170 OH2 TIP S 2 −4.532 41.12852.790 1.00 22.93 S ATOM 1171 OH2 TIP S 3 0.453 33.543 46.169 1.00 21.41S ATOM 1172 OH2 TIP S 4 8.870 11.544 43.348 1.00 25.23 S ATOM 1173 OH2TIP S 5 −3.457 47.896 37.725 1.00 21.86 S ATOM 1174 OH2 TIP S 6 11.9897.249 38.203 1.00 25.35 S ATOM 1175 OH2 TIP S 7 1.880 40.091 46.556 1.0029.15 S ATOM 1176 OH2 TIP S 8 2.444 35.387 45.395 1.00 29.58 S ATOM 1177OH2 TIP S 9 −10.635 60.279 36.514 1.00 25.71 S ATOM 1178 OH2 TIP S 10−5.178 50.690 47.482 1.00 27.75 S ATOM 1179 OH2 TIP S 11 5.346 13.57149.415 1.00 29.60 S ATOM 1180 OH2 TIP S 12 11.036 7.211 41.061 1.0025.43 S ATOM 1181 OH2 TIP S 13 2.572 14.979 39.851 1.00 25.44 S ATOM1182 OH2 TIP S 14 −0.581 43.317 42.332 1.00 33.47 S ATOM 1183 OH2 TIP S15 −12.815 55.716 40.968 1.00 30.28 S ATOM 1184 OH2 TIP S 16 −0.96548.449 38.790 1.00 25.80 S ATOM 1185 OH2 TIP S 17 −17.201 44.033 35.9051.00 29.81 S ATOM 1186 OH2 TIP S 18 −2.352 31.966 50.012 1.00 21.46 SATOM 1187 OH2 TIP S 19 −12.888 38.321 27.123 1.00 31.06 S ATOM 1188 OH2TIP S 20 0.353 20.226 43.760 1.00 34.64 S ATOM 1189 OH2 TIP S 21 10.8867.638 30.517 1.00 32.87 S ATOM 1190 OH2 TIP S 22 −6.652 39.779 46.4351.00 31.11 S ATOM 1191 OH2 TIP S 23 −9.631 51.555 41.700 1.00 29.23 SATOM 1192 OH2 TIP S 24 −6.268 37.267 45.848 1.00 30.09 S ATOM 1193 OH2TIP S 25 −10.305 30.700 43.071 1.00 34.11 S ATOM 1194 OH2 TIP S 26−13.571 38.030 48.036 1.00 38.04 S ATOM 1195 OH2 TIP S 27 0.283 14.72641.020 1.00 33.01 S ATOM 1196 OH2 TIP S 28 16.076 17.853 36.341 1.0032.65 S ATOM 1197 OH2 TIP S 29 0.078 30.990 51.479 1.00 35.59 S ATOM1198 OH2 TIP S 30 −16.819 48.859 31.799 1.00 33.87 S ATOM 1199 OH2 TIP S31 11.178 22.910 27.196 1.00 34.94 S ATOM 1200 OH2 TIP S 32 4.359 17.88351.741 1.00 34.82 S ATOM 1201 OH2 TIP S 33 2.022 32.446 50.376 1.0023.48 S ATOM 1202 OH2 TIP S 34 19.034 19.266 46.006 1.00 35.73 S ATOM1203 OH2 TIP S 35 10.267 32.663 42.312 1.00 42.74 S ATOM 1204 OH2 TIP S36 8.286 1.858 35.678 1.00 29.10 S ATOM 1205 OH2 TIP S 37 −5.005 55.78642.115 1.00 39.52 S ATOM 1206 OH2 TIP S 38 −7.453 59.109 38.085 1.0040.32 S ATOM 1207 OH2 TIP S 39 −1.225 48.872 43.438 1.00 36.53 S ATOM1208 OH2 TIP S 40 5.207 13.791 15.362 1.00 41.72 S ATOM 1209 OH2 TIP S41 5.160 10.320 35.567 1.00 31.09 S ATOM 1210 OH2 TIP S 42 18.752 17.35643.075 1.00 37.74 S ATOM 1211 OH2 TIP S 43 −18.397 40.367 29.850 1.0048.05 S ATOM 1212 OH2 TIP S 44 8.184 37.232 40.970 1.00 40.60 S ATOM1213 OH2 TIP S 45 −6.617 31.751 32.951 1.00 40.27 S ATOM 1214 OH2 TIP S46 −8.475 47.711 49.511 1.00 38.51 S ATOM 1215 OH2 TIP S 47 −7.81336.040 47.740 1.00 41.75 S ATOM 1216 OH2 TIP S 48 6.688 38.985 40.0941.00 37.02 S ATOM 1217 OH2 TIP S 49 −12.153 36.097 28.343 1.00 43.38 SATOM 1218 OH2 TIP S 50 −19.218 44.577 45.754 1.00 39.99 S ATOM 1219 OH2TIP S 51 3.811 7.715 44.758 1.00 38.01 S ATOM 1220 OH2 TIP S 52 −5.37833.843 35.965 1.00 54.23 S ATOM 1221 OH2 TIP S 53 −4.266 33.146 37.9391.00 42.29 S ATOM 1222 OH2 TIP S 54 −2.398 31.670 38.304 1.00 47.47 SATOM 1223 OH2 TIP S 55 2.394 31.399 38.501 1.00 49.33 S ATOM 1224 OH2TIP S 56 4.080 30.038 37.667 1.00 37.16 S ATOM 1225 OH2 TIP S 57 4.35228.531 35.734 1.00 51.95 S ATOM 1226 OH2 TIP S 58 3.223 29.525 33.5691.00 42.32 S ENDFull Citations for References Referred to in the Specification

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1. An isolated binding pocket of a polo domain.
 2. An isolated bindingpocket of claim 1 wherein the polo domain is a polo domain of Sak orPlk1.
 3. A crystal comprising a binding pocket of a polo domain.
 4. Acrystal as claimed in claim 3 wherein the polo domain is a polo domainof Sak or Plk1.
 5. Molecules or molecular complexes that comprise all orparts of a binding pocket as claimed in claim 1, or a homolog of thebinding pocket that has similar structure and shape.
 6. A crystalcomprising a binding pocket of claim 1 complexed or associated with aligand.
 7. A crystal as claimed in claim 6 wherein the ligand is asubstrate, a cofactor, heavy metal atom, a modulator of the activity ofa polo family kinase, or another polo domain.
 8. A crystal comprising abinding pocket of a polo domain as claimed in claim 3 and a substrate oranalogue thereof, from which it is possible to derive structural datafor the substrate.
 9. A crystal according to claim 3 wherein the polodomain is derivable from a human cell.
 10. A crystal according to claim3 wherein the crystal comprises a polo domain having a mutation in thepart of the enzyme which is involved in phosphorylation.
 11. A crystalaccording to claim 3 having the structural coordinates shown in Table 2.12. A model of a binding pocket of a polo domain made using a crystalaccording to claim
 3. 13. A computer-readable medium having storedthereon a crystal according to claim
 3. 14. A method of determining thesecondary and/or tertiary structures of a polypeptide comprising thestep of using a crystal according to claim
 3. 15. A method ofidentifying a potential modulator of a polo family kinase comprising thestep of applying the structural coordinates of a polo domain or bindingpocket thereof of Table 2, to computationally evaluate a test compoundfor its ability to associate with the polo domain or binding pocketthereof, wherein a test compound that is found to associate with thepolo domain or binding pocket thereof is a potential modulator.
 16. Amethod of claim 15 which comprises one or more of the followingadditional steps: (a) testing whether the potential modulator is amodulator of the activity of polo family kinases in cellular assays andanimal model assays; (b) modifying the modulator; (c) optionallyrerunning steps (a) or (b); and (d) preparing a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising the modulator.
 17. A method of screening for aligand capable of associating with a binding pocket of a polo domainand/or inhibiting or enhancing the atomic contacts of the interactionsin a binding pocket of a polo domain comprising the use of a crystalaccording to claim
 3. 18. A pharmaceutical composition comprising aligand identified in accordance with the method of claim 17, andoptionally a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, diluent, excipient oradjuvant or any combination thereof.
 19. A method of treating and/orpreventing a disease comprising administering a pharmaceuticalcomposition according to claim 18 to a mammalian patient.
 20. A methodof conducting a drug discovery business comprising: (a) providing one ormore systems for identifying modulators based on a crystal according toclaim 3; (b) conducting therapeutic profiling of modulators identifiedin step (a), or further analogs thereof, for efficacy and toxicity inanimals; and (c) formulating a pharmaceutical preparation including oneor more modulators identified in step (b) as having an acceptabletherapeutic profile.